 shipwreck |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (nautical,transportation) a wrecked ship (or a part of one) | |
| Related terms: | ship | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (nautical) destroy a ship | |
| Examples: | : "The vessel was shipwrecked" |
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| Related terms: | destroy | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an irretrievable loss | |
| Examples: | "that was the shipwreck of their romance" |
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| Related terms: | ruin | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (nautical) cause to experience shipwreck | |
| Examples: | "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea" |
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| Related terms: | subject subject water_travel | |
| 5. | [ verb ] suffer failure, as in some enterprise | |
| Related terms: | fail | |
| 6. | [ verb ] ruin utterly | |
| Examples: | "You have shipwrecked my career" |
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| Related terms: | ruin | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (nautical) an accident that destroys a ship at sea | |
| Synonyms: | wreck | |
| Related terms: | accident capsizing bust_up | |
| Similar spelling: |
shipwrecked ship-breaker shipwright |
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