n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ rek
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier shipwrack, from Middle English schipwrak, from Old English scipwræc, from scip ship + wræc something driven by the sea ― more at WRACK
Date: 12th century
1 : a wrecked ship or its parts
2 : the destruction or loss of a ship
3 : an irretrievable loss or failure