shipwreck
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shipwrecks
plural
shipwrecks
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHIPWRECK
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the destruction or sinking of a ship at sea
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Only a few sailors survived the shipwreck.
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The crew narrowly avoided shipwreck.
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a ruined or destroyed ship
— sometimes used figuratively
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Divers searched the sunken shipwreck.
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His marriage was a shipwreck.
— shipwreck
verb shipwrecks; shipwrecked; shipwrecking [+ object]
— usually used as (be) shipwrecked
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The boat was shipwrecked on the reef.
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shipwrecked sailors
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a shipwrecked boat
