Definition of Shipwreck. Meaning of Shipwreck. Synonyms of Shipwreck

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Definition of Shipwreck

Shipwreck
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. --1 Tim. 1. 19. It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. --J. Morley.
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. --Shak. 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.

Meaning of Shipwreck from wikipedia

- A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional...
- of shipwrecks, sorted by different criteria. List of shipwrecks of Africa List of shipwrecks of Asia List of shipwrecks of Europe List of shipwrecks of...
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is the fifth nonfiction book by American journalist David Grann. The book focuses on the Wager Mutiny...
- The Uluburun Shipwreck is a Late Bronze Age shipwreck dated to the late 14th century BC, discovered close to the east s**** of Uluburun (Grand Cape), Turkey...
- ships were never found, so the exact number of shipwrecks in the Lakes is unknown; the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates 6,000 ships and 30,000 lives...
- Oranjemund. Today, the Bom Jesus is the oldest known and most valuable shipwreck ever discovered off the Western coast of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bom Jesus...
- 62444 Navagio Beach (Gr****: Παραλία Ναυάγιο, pronounced [naˈvaʝio]), or Shipwreck Beach, is an exposed cove, sometimes referred to as "Smugglers Cove",...
- The Serçe Limani Shipwreck or Gl**** Shipwreck is a shipwreck discovered in the Serçe Limani bay, southwest coast of Turkey, opposing Rhodes, in the Mediterranean...
- Look up shipwreck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A shipwreck is the term for a sunken or derelict ship. Shipwreck may also refer to: Shipwreck (book)...
- The Dokos shipwreck is the oldest underwater shipwreck discovery known to archeologists. The wreck has been dated to the second Proto-****adic period,...