WRECKAGE


Meaning of WRECKAGE in English

/ ˈrekɪdʒ; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the parts of a vehicle, building, etc. that remain after it has been badly damaged or destroyed :

A few survivors were pulled from the wreckage.

Pieces of wreckage were found ten miles away from the scene of the explosion.

( figurative )

Could nothing be rescued from the wreckage of her dreams?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.