Definition of shipwreck Shipwreck

/ʃɪˈpɹɛk/ - [shiprek] - ship•wreck

We found 18 definitions of shipwreck from 6 different sources.

What does shipwreck mean?

Noun Plural: shipwrecks
shipwreck - an accident that destroys a ship at sea
		wreck
		accident anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
shipwreck - a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
		ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
shipwreck - an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
		ruination, ruin a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
Verb shipwrecks, shipwrecking, shipwrecked
shipwreck - destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"
		destroy, ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
shipwreck - cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
		subject make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
		water travel, seafaring travel by water
shipwreck - suffer failure, as in some enterprise
		go wrong, miscarry, fail suffer a miscarriage
shipwreck - ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"
		ruin fall into ruin

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shipwreck (Noun)
A boat that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
shipwreck (Noun)
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
shipwreck (Verb)
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.

shipwreck (n.)
The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.
shipwreck (n.)
A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage.
shipwreck (n.)
Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
shipwreck (v. t.)
To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest.
shipwreck (v. t.)
To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business.

shipwreck
The destruction of a vessel by her beating against rocks, the shore, &c.--too often including loss of life. In early times the seizure of goods, and even the murder of the mariners, was apt to be the consequence.