shipwreck
IPA: ʃˈɪprɛk
noun
- A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
- (countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
- (figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
verb
- To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
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Examples of "shipwreck" in Sentences
- The shipwrecks remain on the reef today.
- The pastor was the victim of a shipwreck.
- The cause of the shipwreck remains uncertain.
- The shipwreck led to the construction of the Onrust.
- Chafe and his party then returned to shipwreck camp.
- The shipwreck is in of water, and is an easy scuba dive.
- The shipwreck remains in the shallow waters of the lake.
- The Grafton suffered shipwreck off the coast of the islands in 1864.
- The resulting shipwreck is the largest wreck by tonnage in the world.
- The island became infamous because of the number of shipwrecks in the area.