Shipwreck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
  2. the remains of a wrecked ship.
  3. destruction or ruin: the shipwreck of one's hopes.
verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to suffer shipwreck.
  2. to destroy; ruin.
verb (used without object)
  1. to suffer shipwreck.
noun
  1. the partial or total destruction of a ship at sea
  2. a wrecked ship or part of such a ship
  3. ruin or destruction
verb (tr)
  1. to wreck or destroy (a ship)
  2. to bring to ruin or destruction
Shipwreck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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