shipwreck
(noun) a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
shipwreck, wreck
(noun) an accident that destroys a ship at sea
shipwreck
(noun) an irretrievable loss; “that was the shipwreck of their romance”
shipwreck
(verb) destroy a ship; “The vessel was shipwrecked”
shipwreck
(verb) cause to experience shipwreck; “They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea”
shipwreck
(verb) suffer failure, as in some enterprise
shipwreck
(verb) ruin utterly; “You have shipwrecked my career”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shipwreck (countable and uncountable, plural shipwrecks)
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
• shipbreach
shipwreck (third-person singular simple present shipwrecks, present participle shipwrecking, simple past and past participle shipwrecked)
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage. Dryden.
3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. 1 Tim. 1. 19. It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. J. Morley.
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. Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break. Shak.
2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
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