WRECKAGE

wreckage

(noun) the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; “they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wreckage (countable and uncountable, plural wreckages)

Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.

Source: Wiktionary


Wreck"age (; 48), n.

1. The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked.

2. That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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