wreckage
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wreckage
- /ˈɹɛkɪdʒ/
noun wreckages
- Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed. About three or four minutes later still an express freight on the up main line ran into the wreckage at about 35 m.p.h. Its engine also overturned and 15 more wagons were added to the mounting pile of wreckage.
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Closest in meaning: wreck, ruin, damage, derelict, mess, scrap, bankrupt, debris, leftover, rubble, heap, trace, carcase, carcass, sinking, plane
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Talk about this word "wreckage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wreckage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wreckage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wreckage "wreckage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wreckage.Cite this
@misc{wreckage_2026,
title = {wreckage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wreckage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
