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[ ship-rek ] / ˈʃɪpˌrɛk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shipwreck ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe 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)Origin of shipwreckbefore 1100; Middle English shipwrech remains of a shipwreck; see ship1, wreck; replacing Old English scipwræc (see wrack) Words nearby shipwreckship's stores, ships that pass in the night, ship-to-shore, shipway, shipworm, shipwreck, shipwright, shipyard, shiralee, Shiraz, shire Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shipwreckInstead, the Giglese will commemorate the shipwreck with a prayer service on Jan. 13 every year, and nothing more. Saying Goodbye to the Salvage Saviors of Giglio|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST How much is a terrifying experience like surviving a shipwreck worth? Why Survivors Aren’t Buying Costa Concordia’s Compensation Offer|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST He faces charges of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship, and causing a shipwreck. Costa Concordia Mess Widens With Salvage Team, Criminal Probe|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST He faces pending charges for multiple counts of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, and abandoning ship. Francesco Schettino, the Costa Concordia’s Daredevil Captain|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Two days after the shipwreck, five are confirmed dead and 17 are unaccounted for—reportedly including two Americans. Italy Searches for Costa Concordia Survivors|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST But there was little need to do anything that might lead to shipwreck; the deadly coast itself was enough. The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon I sat in the boat stripped and shivering, for shipwreck seemed certain, and I did not wish to be drowned like a rat. An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison As to the storm and shipwreck of her life, I learned no particulars essentially new. Many misfortunes, storms, shipwreck, and fever befell them on the voyage. From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin Five hundred had perished in shipwreck, more had been massacred in Illyria, none had received reward. The Law of Civilization and Decay|Brooks Adams
British Dictionary definitions for shipwreck
nounthe partial or total destruction of a ship at sea a wrecked ship or part of such a ship ruin or destructionthe shipwreck of all my hopes verb (tr)to wreck or destroy (a ship) to bring to ruin or destruction Word Origin for shipwreckOld English scipwræc, from ship + wræc something driven by the sea; see wrack ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shipwreckdevastation, crash, mess, ruin, hulk, debris, destruction, wreckage, debacle, collapse, hull, blob, hunk, skeleton, wreck, dig, capsize, ram, sag, plummet |