When something such as a plane, car, or building has been destroyed, you can refer to what remains as ~ or the ~.
Mark was dragged from the burning ~ of his car.
N-UNCOUNT: also the N
When something such as a plane, car, or building has been destroyed, you can refer to what remains as ~ or the ~.
Mark was dragged from the burning ~ of his car.
N-UNCOUNT: also the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012