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shipwreck
noun
verb
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
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ˈʃɪpɹɛk
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noun
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
noun
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
noun
an irretrievable loss
“that was the shipwreck of their romance”
verb
destroy a ship
“The vessel was shipwrecked”
verb
cause to experience shipwreck
“They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea”
verb
suffer failure, as in some enterprise
verb
ruin utterly
“You have shipwrecked my career”
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Example Sentences
that was the shipwreck of their romance
The vessel was shipwrecked
They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea
You have shipwrecked my career
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