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shipwreck
/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
ancient, bronze, earliest, last, old, other, own, still
VERB + SHIPWRECK
age, fears, remains, survived
SHIPWRECK + NOUN
husband, night, yourselves
PREP.
after, from, in, into, on, up
Definitions
noun
1
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
heaven will drive shipwrecks ashore to make us all rich
Blackfishing from the beach. I've done my research. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close enough to reach with a long cast on a dead-low tide. These wrecks hold tautog, porgies, sea bass, flounder.
2
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
they made the coast of Cochin China, and the tempests, which rose at the same time, threatened them more than once with shipwreck
But now, ten years later, after his recent shipwreck, he cannot compete as a runner, though he can outthrow the slighter Phaeacians with the heaviest discus.
3
Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.
Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck.
It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck.
verb
1
To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an accident that destroys a ship at sea
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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heaven will drive shipwrecks ashore to make us all rich
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Blackfishing from the beach. I've done my research. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close enough to reach with a long cast on a dead-low tide. These wrecks hold taut
Wiktionary03
The shipwreck is the earliest examples yet found of a propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes.
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A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.
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A bad wife turns her husband into a shipwreck.
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The passage illustrates Robinson Crusoe's landing on a wild desert island after his shipwreck.
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