shipwreck
noun
- remains of a ship that was wrecked
verb
- destroy a ship
- fail or be ruined
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English shipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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
Etymology: From Middle English shipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck.
- To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.