shipwreck
/ʃˈɪprɛk/
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Definitions
Noun
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
Noun
an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
Noun
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
Verb
ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"
Verb
suffer failure, as in some enterprise
Verb
cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
Verb
destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"