wreckage

noun wreck·age \ ˈre-kij \

Definition of wreckage

1 :the act of wrecking :the state of being wrecked

2 a :something that has been wrecked

b :broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked

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Examples of wreckage in a Sentence

Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.
They cleared the wreckage from the track.

Recent Examples of wreckage from the Web

Moscow is refusing Warsaw’s requests for the return of the plane’s wreckage or its flight recorders, making any investigation harder for the Poles but also fueling suspicions about whether there was anything to hide.

— monika scislowska, The Seattle Times, "Poland protests poor access to plane crash site in Russia," 29 Aug. 2017
A truck crash closed inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway at Montrose Avenue early Monday while crews worked to clean up the wreckage and a resulting fuel spill, authorities said.

— elyssa cherney, chicagotribune.com, "Truck crash closes inbound Kennedy at Montrose," 28 Aug. 2017
Though the Virginia wreckage was discovered in 2001, the vessel has been slowly carried farther into the Gulf by mudslides.

— sara sneath, NOLA.com, "A submarine sank this ship in the Gulf in 1942; now it's studied for mudslides: report," 24 Aug. 2017
Rescue workers have collected part of a fuselage and a helmet amid a debris field from the wreckage.

— jonece starr dunigan, AL.com, "Man shot in back multiple times in Bibb County homicide," 17 Aug. 2017
Bukele countered with newspaper ads featuring a trail of rubble and wreckage left by an enormous club-wielding clown who resembled a homicidal-lunatic version of corporate mascot Ronald McDonald.

— glenn garvin, miamiherald, "Why you can’t (legally) buy a Big Mac in El Salvador," 10 Aug. 2017
Here's Varys consulting with Tyrion, with the usual goblets of wine: Tyrion also appears in the wreckage of the battle from last week's episode, examining the scorched field Daenerys and Drogon left behind.

— megan friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, "New Photos From Game of Thrones Show Varys Might Be Up to No Good," 9 Aug. 2017
When the wreckage from this presidency is cleared away, there will be only one party that possesses a politically and substantively workable governing model.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Obama’s Legacy Is Finally Coming Into Focus, Thanks to Trump," 1 Aug. 2017
Emergency crews reportedly underwent excavation procedures to remove injured people from the wreckage.

— toriano porter, kansascity, "I-35 near U.S. 69 in Liberty shut down after fiery rollover wreck," 29 July 2017

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