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shipwreck definition

ship·wreck (-rek′)

noun

  1. the remains of a wrecked ship; wreckage
  2. the loss or destruction of a ship through storm, collision, going aground, etc.
  3. any ruin, failure, or destruction

transitive verb

  1. to cause to undergo shipwreck
  2. to destroy, ruin, or wreck
  3. to maroon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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