SHIPWRECK


Meaning of SHIPWRECK in English

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

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