2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipwrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipwrecking}.] 1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest. [1913 Webster] Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shipwrecked adj 1: suffering the misfortune of shipwreck; "shipwrecked sailors"; "castaways marooned on a desert island" [syn: {castaway}] 2: aground as a consequence of a shipwreck
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