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shipwreck
[ ship-rek ]
noun
- the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- the remains of a wrecked ship.
- destruction or ruin:
the shipwreck of one's hopes.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to suffer shipwreck.
- to destroy; ruin.
verb (used without object)
- to suffer shipwreck.
shipwreck
/ ˈʃɪˌɛ /
noun
- the partial or total destruction of a ship at sea
- a wrecked ship or part of such a ship
- ruin or destruction
the shipwreck of all my hopes
verb
- to wreck or destroy (a ship)
- to bring to ruin or destruction
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shipwreck1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shipwreck1
Example Sentences
A decaying shipwreck has been an intriguing sight on the picturesque north Norfolk coast for 80 years.
A coroner has written to the government to determine the owner of a shipwreck where a visitor drowned - so that safety warnings can be put in place.
As John Blackthorne, a shipwrecked English navigator who is taken prisoner, he becomes involved in a battle among warlords seeking to become Japan’s supreme military ruler and falls in love with his married interpreter.
Then he was saved by a lifeboat after being a victim of a shipwreck.
The first Pat Brewin knew about her sister and brother-in-law being shipwrecked at sea in a dinghy and rubber life raft - tied together for nearly four months - was when she watched the News at 10.
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