Definition of wreck

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Wreck (v. t.) The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of winds or waves; shipwreck..

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Wrecking :: Wrecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrec.
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck..
Castaway :: Castaway (n.) One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t. & n.) See 2d & 3d Wreak.
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea..
Flotson :: Flotson (n.) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson..
Wrack :: Wrack (v. t.) To wreck.
Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically: (a) One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder. (b) One who is employed in saving property or lives from a wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the wreckers of Key West..
Hoveler :: Hoveler (n.) One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman.
Naufragous :: Naufragous (a.) causing shipwreck.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train..
Wreckful :: Wreckful (a.) Causing wreck; involving ruin; destructive.
Waveson :: Waveson (n.) Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea..
Shipwrecking :: Shipwrecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shipwrec.
Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck.
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) 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..
Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like..
Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked..
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