: the broken parts of a vehicle, building, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed
Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.
They cleared the wreckage from the track.
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/wreckage. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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