SHIPWRECK


Meaning of SHIPWRECK in English

I. ship ‧ wreck 1 /ˈʃɪp-rek/ BrE AmE noun

1 . [uncountable and countable] the destruction of a ship in an accident:

survivors of the shipwreck

narrowly escaping shipwreck

2 . [countable] a ship that has been destroyed in an accident SYN wreck

II. shipwreck 2 BrE AmE verb

be shipwrecked if someone is shipwrecked, they are in a boat or ship when it is destroyed in an accident:

Beatty was shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.