Main Entry:

¹ship·wreck

Pronunciation:

\-ˌrek\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

alteration of earlier shipwrack, from Middle English schipwrak, from Old English scipwræc, from scip ship + wræc something driven by the sea — more at wrack

Date:

12th century

1 : a wrecked ship or its parts 2 : the destruction or loss of a ship 3 : an irretrievable loss or failure