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.