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shipwreck

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ship·wreck  (shprk)
n.
1.
a. The destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision.
b. The remains of a wrecked ship.
2. A complete failure or ruin.
tr.v. ship·wrecked, ship·wreck·ing, ship·wrecks
1. Nautical
a. To cause a ship to be destroyed, as by storm or collision.
b. To cause (a passenger or sailor on a ship) to suffer shipwreck.
2. To ruin utterly.

shipwreck [ˈʃɪpˌrɛk]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the partial or total destruction of a ship at sea
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a wrecked ship or part of such a ship
3. ruin or destruction the shipwreck of all my hopes
vb (tr)
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to wreck or destroy (a ship)
2. to bring to ruin or destruction
[Old English scipwræc, from ship + wræc something driven by the sea; see wrack2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shipwreckshipwreck - a wrecked ship (or a part of one)    
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
2.shipwreck - an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
ruination, ruin - an event that results in destruction
3.shipwreck - an accident that destroys a ship at sea
accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
capsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
Verb1.shipwreck - ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"
ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
2.shipwreck - suffer failure, as in some enterprise
go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
3.shipwreck - cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
water travel, seafaring - travel by water
subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
4.shipwreck - destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"
ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
Translations
shipwreck [ˈʃɪprek]
A. N (= event) → naufragio m; (= wrecked ship) → buque m naufragado, nave f or embarcación f naufragada
B. VT to be shipwreckednaufragar
shipwrecked on a desert island [vessel] → naufragado en una isla desierta; [person] → náufrago en una isla desierta
a shipwrecked personun náufrago
a shipwrecked sailorun marinero náufrago
a shipwrecked vesselun buque naufragado

shipwreck [ˈʃɪprɛk]
n
(= ship) → épave f
(= event) → naufrage m
vt
to be shipwrecked → faire naufrage

shipwreck [ˈʃɪpˌrɛk]
1. n (ship) → relitto; (event) → naufragio
2. vt to be shipwreckednaufragare, fare naufragio

shipwreck [ˈʃɪpˌrɛk]
1. n (ship) → relitto; (event) → naufragio
2. vt to be shipwreckednaufragare, fare naufragio

shipwreck حطام السفينة ztroskotání lodi skibsvrag Schiffbruch ναυάγιο naufragio haaksirikko naufrage brodolom naufragio 難破 난파 schipbreuk skipsvrak wrak naufrágio кораблекрушение skeppsbrott เรือแตก deniz kazası vụ đắm tàu 海难


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I considered a shipwreck as an unavoidable event sooner or later in my future.
A PHILOSOPHER witnessed from the shore the shipwreck of a vessel, of which the crew and passengers were all drowned.
there yet is man -- Man, the divinest of all things, whose heart Hath known the shipwreck of a thousand hopes, Who bears a hundred wrinkled tragedies Upon the parchment of his brow, whose soul Strange cares have lined and interlined, until Beneath the burden of life his inmost self Bows down.
 
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