Shipwreck
noun
1.
the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
2.
the remains of a wrecked ship.
3.
destruction or ruin:
the shipwreck of one’s hopes.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to suffer shipwreck.
5.
to destroy; ruin.
verb (used without object)
6.
to suffer shipwreck.
noun
1.
the partial or total destruction of a ship at sea
2.
a wrecked ship or part of such a ship
3.
ruin or destruction: the shipwreck of all my hopes
verb (transitive)
4.
to wreck or destroy (a ship)
5.
to bring to ruin or destruction
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