I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Divers discovered a 450-year-old shipwreck near here.
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Morgan was the lone survivor of a shipwreck off the California coast.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Her appearance here would presage a shipwreck , the candle lighting the way for pall bearers who would follow.
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It was like a shipwreck , where the resourceful child passenger becomes the first mate.
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The boat pitched and cracked all the way back to shore, with McMurphy telling grim tales about shipwrecks and sharks.
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The San Agustin is the oldest known shipwreck on the California coast.
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The shelves hold books about shipwrecks and pumpkins.
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The story of the ill-fated Tek Sing remained a mystery until a shipwreck dive team made a chance discovery.
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These islands have a history of shipwrecks and smuggling.
II. verb
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Bridges also had become known for his mapping of the territory and for the aid he rendered to shipwrecked sailors.
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He, a poor shipwrecked man, had equal honor with her.
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I am like a shipwrecked survivor holding fast to the debris, awaiting the arrival of the scheduled liner.
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It therefore did everything it could to shipwreck such a process.
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Like being shipwrecked on an island a raft - together.