Drowning - Wikipedia Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incidents Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance
DROWN definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe A child can drown in only a few inches of water Last night a boy was drowned in the river
drown verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of drown verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill someone in this way Two children drowned after falling into the river