Definition of wreck

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Wreck (v. t.) Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea..

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Shipwrecking :: Shipwrecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shipwrec.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t. & n.) See 2d & 3d Wreak.
Lifeboat :: Lifeboat (n.) A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people..
Flotson :: Flotson (n.) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train..
Hoveler :: Hoveler (n.) One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman.
Wrecked :: Wrecked (imp. & p. p.) of Wrec.
Wreckful :: Wreckful (a.) Causing wreck; involving ruin; destructive.
Wrecking :: Wrecking () a. & n. from Wreck, v..
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..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..
Smash :: Smash (n.) A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
Jettison :: "Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck..
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck..
Wreck-master :: Wreck-master (n.) A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck..
Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (v. t.) 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..
Shipwrecked :: Shipwrecked (imp. & p. p.) of Shipwrec.
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train..
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