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Definition of Shipwrecks

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 Shipwrecks from wikipedia

- up on the shipwrecks) and the damages caused by marine creatures - is better described as "stratification and contamination" of shipwrecks. The stratification...
- 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...
- coordinates) Graveyard of the Great Lakes List of shipwrecks of western Lake Superior List of Great Lakes shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places...
- Stonehouse, Frederick (1974). Marquette Shipwrecks. Marquette, Michigan: Harboridge Press. ——— (1977). Isle Royale Shipwrecks. Marquette, Michigan: Avery Color...
- The list of shipwrecks in the 1710s includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during the 1710s. ^ Until 1752, in Great Britain and its...
- The list of shipwrecks in 2025 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2025. Han****, Paul (4 January 2025). "Glyvursnes". Retrieved...
- The list of shipwrecks in 2024 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2024. "Two Cargo Ships Get Stranded by Inclement Winter...
- Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015. "Cardigan & District Shipwrecks and...
- The List of shipwrecks in the 1730s includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during the 1730s. (Dates from 1 January to 24 March 1730 under...
- "Alaska Shipwrecks (H) – Alaska Shipwrecks". alaskashipwreck.com. "Alaska Shipwrecks (J) – Alaska Shipwrecks". alaskashipwreck.com. "Alaska Shipwrecks (P)...