shipwreck
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shipwreck
- /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/
Where it comes from
From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck. By surface analysis, ship + wreck.
noun shipwrecks · shipwrack
- A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains. heaven will drive shipwrecks ashore to make us all rich
- An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. they made the coast of Cochin China, and the tempests, which rose at the same time, threatened them more than once with shipwreck
- Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck.
verb shipwrecks · shipwrecking · shipwrecked · shipwrack
- To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wreck, naufrage, boat, battleship, sinking, sunken, tub, heap, collapse, downfall, breakdown, wreckage, wrecking, disaster, loss, derelict
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noun ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy
| Español | naufragio, derrelicto, pecio, ruina naval / naviera |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 沉船 chénchuán |
| Português | navio naufragado, ruína de nave |
| Français | épave, ruine de nef, ruine de vaisseau |
| Deutsch | Schiffswrack |
| Italiano | relitto, rovina di nave |
| Ελληνικά | ναυάγιο navágio |
| Română | epavă |
| Русский | останки кораблекрушения ostanki korablekrušenija |
| العربية | حُطَام سَفِينَة ḥuṭām safīna |
| עברית | טְרֹפֶת trofet, אֳנִיָּה טְרוּפָה oniyah trufah |
noun event where a ship sinks or runs aground
| Español | naufragio |
|---|---|
| Português | naufrágio |
| Français | naufrage |
| Deutsch | Schiffbruch |
| Italiano | naufragio |
| Ελληνικά | ναυάγιο navágio |
| Română | naufragiu |
| Русский | кораблекруше́ние korablekrušénije |
verb wreck a vessel
| Español | naufragar |
|---|---|
| Português | naufragar |
| Français | naufrager |
| Italiano | naufragare |
Talk about this word "shipwreck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shipwreck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shipwreck. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shipwreck "shipwreck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shipwreck.Cite this
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title = {shipwreck},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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