Definition of 'shipwreck'

Noun

1. a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2. an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
3. an accident that destroys a ship at sea
      Synonyms: wreck

Verb

1. ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"
2. suffer failure, as in some enterprise
3. cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
4. destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"

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