shipwreck
(-rek′)
noun
- the remains of a wrecked ship; wreckage
- the loss or destruction of a ship through storm, collision, going aground, etc.
- any ruin, failure, or destruction
transitive verb
- to cause to undergo shipwreck
- to destroy, ruin, or wreck
- to maroon
See shipwreck in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nouna. The destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision.
b. The remains of a wrecked ship.
- A complete failure or ruin.
transitive verb ship·wrecked,
ship·wreck·ing,
ship·wrecks - Nautical
a. To cause a ship to be destroyed, as by storm or collision.
b. To cause (a passenger or sailor on a ship) to suffer shipwreck.
- To ruin utterly.
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