shipwreck meaning and definition

SHIPWRECK noun

Definition of shipwreck (noun)

1. a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2. an irretrievable loss
   • "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
3. an accident that destroys a ship at sea
   • synonyms: wreck

SHIPWRECK verb

Definition of shipwreck (verb)

1. ruin utterly
   • "You have shipwrecked my career"
2. suffer failure, as in some enterprise
3. cause to experience shipwreck
   • "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
4. destroy a ship
   • "The vessel was shipwrecked"