Meaning shipwreck
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shipwreckmid-15c., from ship (n.) + wreck (n.). Earlier it meant "things cast up from a shipwreck" (c. 1100). The earlier word for "shipwreck" in the modern sense was Middle English schipbr [..]
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shipwreck1580s, "cause to wreck;" c. 1600, "to suffer shipwreck," from shipwreck (n.). Related: Shipwrecked.
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shipwreckremains of a sunken marine vessel.
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shipwrecka ship that has been sunk or destroyed, usually by a storm at sea
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shipwreckAccording to 33 CFR 13.01-20 (Title 33 - Navigation And Navigable Waters; Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department Of Homeland Security; Subchapter A – General; Part 13 - Decorations, Medals, Ribbons And S [..]
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shipwreck(n) a wrecked ship (or a part of one)(n) an irretrievable loss(n) an accident that destroys a ship at sea(v) ruin utterly(v) suffer failure, as in some enterprise(v) cause to experience shipwreck(v) d [..]
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shipwreckDestruction or loss of a ship at sea. To cause the loss of a ship. Name is sometimes given to wreckage.
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shipwreck
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
Dryden
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
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