Definition of Shipwrecking. Meaning of Shipwrecking. Synonyms of Shipwrecking

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Definition of Shipwrecking

Shipwrecking
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 Shipwrecking from wikipedia

- Shipwrecking is an event that causes a shipwreck, such as a ship striking something that causes the ship to sink; the stranding of a ship on rocks, land...
- 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...
- Internet Relay Chat To founder (or foundering), a nautical term for shipwrecking Foundered strata, rock beds which have collapsed due to removal of underlying...
- Look up shipwrecked in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shipwrecked is the past tense of shipwreck. Shipwrecked may also refer to: Shipwrecked (TV series)...
- 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 shipwreck and the attempts of the crew to reach land in small boats. The book, Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the...
- remains a mystery, is believed to have been a privateer or trader. The shipwreck lay forgotten at the bottom of the sea until it was discovered in 2002...
- the island of Malta, which celebrates Paul's arrival to the island via shipwreck on 10 February. This day is a public holiday on the island. Paul is also...
- [1985]. Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast. Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios. p. 267. ISBN 0-932212-43-3. "Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered: Ore Carrier...