About The Word Shipwreck
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Shipwreck
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What's The Definition Of Shipwreck?
[n] a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
[n] an accident that destroys a ship at sea [n] an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance" [v] destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked" [v] cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea" [v] suffer failure, as in some enterprise [v] ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shipwreck: wreck Related Terms | Find terms related to Shipwreck: See Also | accident | capsizing | destroy | fail | go wrong | miscarry | ruin | ruin | ruin | ruination | ship | subject Shipwreck In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. |
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