a wrecked ship (or a part of one) an accident that destroys a ship at sea an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance" destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked" cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea" suffer failure, as in some enterprise ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career
A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage
If someone is shipwrecked, their ship is destroyed in an accident at sea but they survive and manage to reach land. He was shipwrecked after visiting the island. be shipwrecked if someone is shipwrecked, they are in a boat or ship when it is destroyed in an accident
[ -"rek ] (noun.) 12th century. alteration of earlier shipwrack, from Middle English schipwrak, from Old English scipwræc, from scip ship + wræc something driven by the sea; more at WRACK.