/rɛk/
noun
the destruction of a
ship at sea; a shipwreck.
"the survivors of
the wreck"
synonyms: destruction,
sinking, wrecking; More
something, especially
a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
"the plane was
reduced to a smouldering wreck"
synonyms: wreckage,
debris, detritus, remainder; More
verb
cause the destruction
of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up.
"he was drowned
when his ship was wrecked"
synonyms: shipwreck, sink, capsize, run aground, break
up
"he was drowned
when his ship was wrecked"
destroy or severely
damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).
"the blast
wrecked 100 houses"
The rainstorm really wrecked our picnic.
Divers have been able to recover all the bodies from the
wreck of a fishing boat that sunk off the coast of Newfoundland.
The ship was wrecked on rocks during a storm.
In September of 1985, the wreck of the ocean liner Titanic
was found lying in two pieces on the ocean floor at a depth of around 4,000
meters.
The car was a total wreck after getting hit by a train.
Over 300 people were seriously injured in a recent train
wreck in India.
After working for 36 hours straight, she was a total wreck.
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