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shipwreck

verb

Definition of SHIPWRECK

to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking <the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks>

Synonyms strand, wreck

Related Words beach; founder; scuttle

Near Antonyms recover, salvage

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