SHIPWRECK

wreck [noun] - the destruction or sinking of a ship in an accident at sea, esp. by hitting rocks, or a ship which has been destroyed or sunk in such an accidentThe danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog. [U]There have been many shipwrecks along this dangerous stretch of coastline. [C]They hope to find gold and other treasure aboard the shipwreck, buried 50 metres deep in mud on the sea floor. [C]