wreck
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of wreck
Synonyms for wreck
Related Words for wreck
devastation, crash, mess, ruin, hulk, debris, destruction, wreckage, debacle, collapse, shipwreck, wrack, impair, ravage, injure, cripple, trash, sabotage, vandalize, marExamples from the Web for wreck
Contemporary Examples of wreck
None of this is to say that the wreck and salvage of the Costa Concordia should have received less attention.
It was a negligent accident that cost more than 30 lives, including a salvage diver who perished working on the wreck.
In the case of Flight 17 the wreck is already yielding a lot of information.
They finally made it to the rocks off the island near the wreck, where they waited until rescue workers and islanders found them.
I Survived a Deadly Shipwreck: Costa Concordia Passengers Tell Their StoriesBarbie Latza Nadeau
May 19, 2014
The result of this wreck was 86 people dead and over 200 injuries.
Historical Examples of wreck
There were so many ways in which the wreck might have gone out of life and left no sign.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
As was said, the only soul who escaped alive off the wreck was Tom Chist.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
On inquiry, he learned that it had come from a wreck in which there were several ladies.
Georgie's PresentMiss Brightwell
And the battles which wreck ministers are waged round his name.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
His first step was to restore discipline in the Chapter, which had all gone to wreck.
Albert DurerT. Sturge Moore