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Wreck (ship)
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wreck — wreck·age; wreck·er; wreck·ful; wreck; ship·wreck; … English syllables
Wreck — Wreck, n. [OE. wrak, AS. wr[ae]c exile, persecution, misery, from wrecan to drive out, punish; akin to D. wrak, adj., damaged, brittle, n., a wreck, wraken to reject, throw off, Icel. rek a thing drifted ashore, Sw. vrak refuse, a wreck, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ship|wreck — «SHIHP REHK», noun, verb. –n. 1. the destruction or loss of a ship by foundering, by striking a rock or shoal, etc.: »Only two people were saved from the shipwreck. 2. a wrecked ship or what remains of it; wreckage. 3. Figurative. a total loss or … Useful english dictionary
Wreck — Wreck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrecking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ship — ship·en·tine; ship·less; ship·man; ship·ment; ship·pa·ble; ship·page; ship·pen; ship·per; ship·pon; show·man·ship; sib·ship; sis·ter·ship; siz·ar·ship; skip·per·ship; sol·dier·ship; so·lic·i·tor·ship; son·ship; space·ship; speak·er·ship;… … English syllables
wreck — ► NOUN 1) the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck. 2) a ship destroyed at sea. 3) a building, vehicle, etc. that has been destroyed or badly damaged. 4) N. Amer. a road or rail crash. 5) a person in a very bad physical or mental state. ►… … English terms dictionary
Wreck — may refer to:* A collision of an automobile, aircraft or other vehicle * Shipwreck, the remains of a ship after a crisis at sea * Receiver of Wreck, an official of the British government whose main task is to process incoming reports of wreck *… … Wikipedia
Wreck Alley — is an area a few miles off the coast of Mission Beach, San Diego, California. with eight ships intentionally sunk as artificial reefs and as SCUBA diving attractions. Wrecks *Ruby E. Coast Guard cutter *El Rey kelp harvester *Yukon a Canadian… … Wikipedia
wreck — [rek] n. [ME wrek < Anglo Fr wrec < ON vrek, driftwood, wreckage, akin to MDu wrak, wrack: for IE base see WREAK] 1. goods or wreckage cast ashore after a shipwreck 2. a) the disabling or destruction of a ship by a storm or other disaster;… … English World dictionary
wreck|age — «REHK ihj», noun. 1. what is left by a wreck or wrecks: »The shore was covered with the wreckage of a ship. 2. the act or process of wrecking or state of being wrecked: »Figurative. She wept at the wreckage of her hopes … Useful english dictionary
wreck|er — «REHK uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that causes wrecks. 2. a person whose work is tearing down buildings. 3. a person, car, train, or machine that removes wrecks. 4. a person or ship that recovers wrecked or disabled ships or their cargoes. 5 … Useful english dictionary
