shipwrecknoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈʃɪp.rek/us/ˈʃɪp.rek/also wreckan accident in which a ship is destroyed or sunk at sea, especially by hitting rocks, or a ship that has been destroyed or sunk in such an accident:
The danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog.
There have been many shipwrecks along this dangerous stretch of coastline.
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Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- channel
- chart
- circumnavigate
- dead reckoning
- lane
- lighthouse
- nautical mile
- navigable
- navigate
- navigation
- navigational
- navigator
- refloat
- sea lane
- sonar
- sound
- the doldrums
- wreck
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shipwreckverb [ T ]
uk/ˈʃɪp.rek/us/ˈʃɪp.rek/to make someone suffer a shipwreck:
They were shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland.
a shipwrecked sailor
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- channel
- chart
- circumnavigate
- dead reckoning
- lane
- lighthouse
- nautical mile
- navigable
- navigate
- navigation
- navigational
- navigator
- refloat
- sea lane
- sonar
- sound
- the doldrums
- wreck
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