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Meaning Of 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.
n.
A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts
of such a ship; wreckage.
n.
Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
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.
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.