shipwreck

[Ship·wreck`]

A wrecked ship (or a part of one)

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The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.

Noun
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

Noun
an accident that destroys a ship at sea

Noun
an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"

Verb
destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"

Verb
cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"

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Verb
suffer failure, as in some enterprise

Verb
ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"


n.
The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.

n.
A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage.

n.
Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.

v. t.
To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest.

v. t.
To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business.


Shipwreck

Ship"wreck` , n. 1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves. 2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage. Dryden. 3. Fig.: Destruction; 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.

Shipwreck

Ship"wreck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.] 1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest.
Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business. Addison.

The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.

To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest.

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Usage Examples

Old age is a shipwreck.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.

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