Shipwreck

Quick meaning: Shipwreck is a noun meaning A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.

Meaning

A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.

More Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
2. (figurative) Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.
3. To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.

Example Sentences

heaven will drive shipwrecks ashore to make us all rich

It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck.

The shipwreck is the earliest examples yet found of a propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes.

Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck.

Word Forms

• shipwrecks
• shipwrack
• shipwrecking
• shipwrecked

Synonyms for shipwreck

Depending on context, synonyms include wreck.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wreck, naufrage, boat, battleship, sinking, sunken.

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