shipwreck
noun [C or U] /ˈʃɪp.rek/ (also wreck)Definition
› an accident in which a ship is destroyed or sunk at sea, especially by hitting rocks, or a ship that has been destroyed or sunk in such an accident: The danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog. There have been many shipwrecks along this dangerous stretch of coastline.Navigation and shipwrecks
(Definition of shipwreck noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buoy noun
- channel noun (PASSAGE)
- chart noun (DRAWING)
- circumnavigate verb (SAIL AROUND)
- dead reckoning noun
- foghorn noun
- lane noun (STRIP)
- lighthouse noun
- lodestar noun
- narrows noun
- nautical mile noun
- navigate verb
- navigator noun
- pilot noun (SHIP)
- pilot verb (SHIP)
- sea lane noun
- sextant noun
- shipwreck verb
- sonar noun
- wreck noun
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