SHIPWRECK


Meaning of SHIPWRECK in English

(~s, ~ed)

1.

If there is a ~, a ship is destroyed in an accident at sea.

He was drowned in a ~ off the coast of Spain.

N-VAR

2.

A ~ is a ship which has been destroyed in an accident at sea.

= wreck

N-COUNT

3.

If someone is ~ed, their ship is destroyed in an accident at sea but they survive and manage to reach land.

He was ~ed after visiting the island...

V-PASSIVE: be V-ed

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