shipwreck
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verbDefinition of SHIPWRECK
transitive verb
1
a : to cause to experience shipwreck b : ruin
2
: to destroy (a ship) by grounding or foundering
Examples of SHIPWRECK
- <the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks>
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