shipwreck

¹ship·wreck

noun \-ˌrek\

Definition of SHIPWRECK

1

: a wrecked ship or its parts

2

: the destruction or loss of a ship

3

: an irretrievable loss or failure

Examples of SHIPWRECK

1. Only a few sailors survived the shipwreck.
2. The crew narrowly avoided shipwreck.
3. Divers searched the sunken shipwreck.

Origin of SHIPWRECK

alteration of earlier shipwrack, from Middle English schipwrak, from Old English scipwræc, from scip ship + wræc something driven by the sea — more at wrack

First Known Use: 12th century

Related to SHIPWRECK

Synonyms: shipwrecking, wreck, wreckage, wrecking

Antonyms: blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

Related Words: beaching, grounding, stranding; foundering, sinking; scuttling

Near Antonyms: recovery, salvage, salvaging

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Rhymes with SHIPWRECK

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