shipwreck : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shipwreck	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for shipwreck
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shipwreck n a wrecked ship (or a part of one) an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance" an accident that destroys a ship at sea Synonym(s): shipwreck, wreck v ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career" suffer failure, as in some enterprise cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea" destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, n. 1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves. 2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage. --Dryden. 3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. --1 Tim. 1. 19. It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. --J. Morley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break. --Shak. 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.