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shipwreck
/'ʃɪp,rɛk/
Synonyms of shipwreck Antonyms of shipwreck Examples of shipwreck Usage of shipwreck Parts of shipwreck Definition that contains shipwreck Words sounding like shipwreck Explanation of shipwreck

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Definitions of shipwreck
  1. noun
    an accident that destroys a ship at sea

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    wreck
    type of:
    accident
  2. noun
    an irretrievable loss
    "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
    type of:
    ruination ruin
  3. noun
    a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
    type of:
    ship
  4. verb
    cause to experience shipwreck
    "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
    type of:
    subject
  5. verb
    destroy a ship
    "The vessel was shipwrecked"
    type of:
    ruin destroy
  6. verb
    ruin utterly
    "You have shipwrecked my career"
    type of:
    ruin
  7. verb
    suffer failure, as in some enterprise
Examples of shipwreck
  • "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
  • "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
  • "The vessel was shipwrecked"
  • "You have shipwrecked my career"
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