SHIPWRECK


Meaning of SHIPWRECK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃɪprek ]

( shipwrecks, shipwrecked)

1.

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

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

N-VAR

2.

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

= wreck

N-COUNT

3.

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

He was shipwrecked after visiting the island...

V-PASSIVE : be V-ed

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