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    shipwreck
    /ˈʃɪprɛk/

    noun

    • 1. the destruction of a ship at sea by sinking or breaking up, for example in a storm or after striking a rock: "these islands have a history of shipwrecks and smuggling"

    verb

    • 1. (of a person or ship) suffer a shipwreck: "the English envoy was shipwrecked off the coast of Sardinia and nearly drowned"

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  2. Learn the meaning of shipwreck as a noun and a verb, with synonyms and related words. See how to use shipwreck in sentences from different sources and contexts.

  3. The meaning of SHIPWRECK is a wrecked ship or its parts. How to use shipwreck in a sentence.

  4. Learn the meaning of shipwreck as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin. See how to use shipwreck in sentences and collocations, and compare with related terms.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ShipwreckShipwreck - Wikipedia

    Loss, salvage, and demolition. The shipwreck of SS Austria on 13 September 1858. An important factor in the condition of the wreck is the level of destruction at the time of the loss or shortly afterwards due to the nature of the loss, salvage or later demolition.

  6. A shipwreck is the destruction or loss of a ship at sea, or the remains of a wrecked ship. It can also mean a complete failure or ruin. See different sources and translations of the word shipwreck.

  7. Shipwreck definition: the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.. See examples of SHIPWRECK used in a sentence.

  8. noun. /ˈʃɪprek/. /ˈʃɪprek/. [uncountable, countable] the loss or destruction of a ship at sea because of a storm or because it hits rocks, etc. They narrowly escaped shipwreck in a storm in the North Sea. The shipwreck of the tanker has caused one of the worst oil spills in recent years.