Sekirov Dictionary

shipwreck

/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

•
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 — 1670
•
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 — 1688
•
(figurative) Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.
- Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. — 1611

verb1

To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.

forms

shipwrecked · shipwrecking · shipwrecks

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