Sunday, 29 May 2016

wreck


/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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