shipwreck

/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/

Etymology

From Middle English shipwrak, 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.

shipwreck means A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.

shipwreck is pronounced /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/.

noun

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

To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.