Meaning Of The Word Shipwreck

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Shipwreck Meaning

Shipwreck Definition
Shipwreck Definition

What's The Definition Of Shipwreck?

shipwreck
variable noun: If there is a shipwreck, a ship is destroyed in an accident at sea.

shipwreck in American English
the remains of a wrecked ship; wreckage
to cause to undergo shipwreck
intransitive verb: to suffer shipwreck
noun: the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking
transitive verb: to cause to suffer shipwreck

shipwreck in British English
to wreck or destroy (a ship)
noun: the partial or total destruction of a ship at sea

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