SHIPWRECK

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

Etymology

Noun

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

Synonyms

• shipbreach

Verb

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