| Shipwreck (shipwreck) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ship"wreck` |
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The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel
by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the
violence of the winds and waves.
A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water,
or the parts of such a ship; wreckage.
Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable
loss.
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| Shipwreck (shipwreck) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Ship"wreck` |
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To destroy, as a ship at
sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of
wind and waves in a tempest.
To cause to experience shipwreck, as
sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss] to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to
shipwreck a business.
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