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Shipwreck — Ship wreck , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipwrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipwrecking}.] 1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest. [1913 Webster] Shipwrecking storms and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shipwreck — Ship wreck , n. 1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves. [1913 Webster] 2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shipwreck — ► NOUN 1) the destruction of a ship at sea by sinking or breaking up. 2) a ship so destroyed. ► VERB (be shipwrecked) ▪ suffer a shipwreck … English terms dictionary
shipwreck — [ship′rek΄] n. 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 vt. 1. to cause to undergo shipwreck 2. to destroy, ruin, or wreck 3 … English World dictionary
Shipwreck — A shipwreck can refer to a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the stranding of the ship on rocks, land or shoal, or the destruction of the ship at sea by violent… … Wikipedia
shipwreck — {{11}}shipwreck (n.) mid 15c., from SHIP (Cf. ship) (n.) + WRECK (Cf. wreck) (n.). Earlier it meant things cast up from a shipwreck (c.1100). The earlier word for shipwreck in the modern sense was M.E. schipbreke, from O.E. scipbryce.… … Etymology dictionary
shipwreck — /ship rek /, n. 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. v.t. 4. to cause to suffer shipwreck. 5. to destroy; ruin. v.i. 6. to suffer shipwreck.… … Universalium
shipwreck — [[t]ʃɪ̱prek[/t]] shipwrecks, shipwrecked 1) N VAR If there is a shipwreck, a ship is destroyed in an accident at sea. He was drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Spain. ...the perils of storm and shipwreck. 2) N COUNT A shipwreck is a ship… … English dictionary
shipwreck — ship|wreck1 [ˈʃıp rek] n 1.) [U and C] the destruction of a ship in an accident ▪ survivors of the shipwreck ▪ narrowly escaping shipwreck 2.) a ship that has been destroyed in an accident = ↑wreck shipwreck 2 shipwreck2 v … Dictionary of contemporary English
shipwreck — UK [ˈʃɪpˌrek] / US noun Word forms shipwreck : singular shipwreck plural shipwrecks a) [countable/uncountable] an accident in which a ship is destroyed during a journey, usually because it hits rocks b) [countable] a ship that is destroyed in a… … English dictionary
