shipwreck

Noun
  1. A wrecked ship (or a part of one) (synset 104204153)
    is a type of: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
  2. An irretrievable loss (synset 107493858)
    "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
    is a type of: ruin, ruination - an event that results in destruction
  3. An accident that destroys a ship at sea (synset 107367675)
    is a type of: accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
    subtypes: capsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
    same as: wreck
Verb
  1. Ruin utterly (synset 202565439)
    "You have shipwrecked my career"
    is a type of: ruin - destroy or cause to fail
  2. Suffer failure, as in some enterprise (synset 202534828)
    is a type of: fail, go wrong, miscarry - be unsuccessful
  3. Cause to experience shipwreck (synset 202116108)
    "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
    referred to in: seafaring, water travel - travel by water
    is a type of: subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
  4. Destroy a ship (synset 201568819)
    "The vessel was shipwrecked"
    is a type of: destroy, ruin - destroy completely; damage irreparably

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