shipwreck

== English == === Alternative forms === shipwrack (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship +‎ wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ === Noun === shipwreck (countable and uncountable, plural shipwrecks) A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains. (countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. (figurative) Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === shipwreck (third-person singular simple present shipwrecks, present participle shipwrecking, simple past and past participle shipwrecked) To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap. ==== Translations ==== === See also === castaway