shipwreck

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈʃɪprɛk/

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Noun

Singular shipwreck

Plural shipwrecks

A shipwreck

1. (countable) A shipwreck is the remains of a ship that has sunk or run aground. It can no longer be used.

   The "Titanic" shipwreck is very deep in the ocean.

   I know a man who likes to explore shipwrecks.

2. When a ship sinks or runs aground, it is called a shipwreck.

   The sinking of the "Titanic" was a shipwreck.

   Shipwrecks occur around the world.

Verb

Plain form shipwreck

Third-person singular shipwrecks

Past tense shipwrecked

Past participle shipwrecked

Present participle shipwrecking

1. Shipwreck is to destroy a ship in an accident.

   They were shipwrecked on a small island.