wreck
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2.8
- noun
- /rɛk/
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- Maritime archaeologists discovered the wreck of a centuries-old ship off the coast.
- find the wreck
- discover the wreck
- locate the wreck
We go in the ocean, we sink a wreck, that's fish come and live there, right?
- We go in the ocean, we sink a wreck, that's fish come and live there, right?
Examples
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Mooored over the wreck, our boat sways gently in the azure swell.
Academic text (2011) -
Its wreck was recently discovered in North Carolina waters, not far from the wreck of U-701.
Academic text (2011) -
And there was nothing at the wreck site that would suggest otherwise.
Fiction book (1990) -
Took us a day to find the wreck.
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Now, that wreck could be scattered over 20 miles, guys.
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By the wreck of an old cargo ship.
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Something brief about the wreck came over the wire very late the night of the accident.
Fiction book (1994) -
More than 100 wine bottles found on the wreck pointed to the same conclusion.
Academic text (2006) -
Preliminary surveys suggested the wreck was of ancient Greek origin, triggering conflicting claims between these old enemies.
Fiction book (2000) -
The radio crackles with reports from his divers on the wreck of a Ming Dynasty pirate ship.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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4.6
A ship that is destroyed or badly damaged at sea
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7.7
An old ship that is broken and left to rust
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6.3
A ship left by its crew and owners, often drifting at sea
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9.1
An abandoned ship that drifts without a crew
How Damaged
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2.8
304
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wreck comes from the old English wrecca, which meant 'someone driven away' and was used for things the sea had driven ashore and broken. So a wreck is a ship that has been destroyed at sea.