died or was destroyed, especially in a sudden or violent way; came to an end.
From Old French 'perir,' based on Latin 'perire' meaning 'to pass away' or 'to be lost.' The prefix 'per-' (through) suggests a complete ending.
The phrase 'the crew perished' appears in maritime records so often that historians use it to study shipwrecks, and statistically, wooden ships had 'perish' rates of about 1 in 500 annually during the Age of Sail.
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