wreckage

[ rek-ij ]
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noun
  1. act of wrecking; state of being wrecked.

  2. remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked: They searched the wreckage for survivors.

Origin of wreckage

1
First recorded in 1830–40; wreck + -age

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British Dictionary definitions for wreckage

wreckage

/ (ˈrɛkɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; ruin or destruction

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