Entry Word: wreck

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed <found the wreck of the ship lying on the floor of the ocean> — see remains 1
2 the destruction or loss of a ship <the wreck cost the insurance company millions of dollars> — see shipwreck
3 the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact <a dangerous stretch of roadway that has been the scene of numerous car wrecks> — see crash 1