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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..

Wreck :: Wreck (v. i.) To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering..

Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck..

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..

Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) A vessel employed by wreckers.

Rock :: Rock (n.) Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.

Wreck :: 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..

Jettison :: "Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck..

Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck..

Wrecked :: Wrecked (imp. & p. p.) of Wrec.

Wreck-master :: Wreck-master (n.) A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck..

Sight :: Sight (v. t.) To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck..

Lifeboat :: Lifeboat (n.) A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people..

Shipwrecking :: Shipwrecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shipwrec.

Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked..

Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.

Picaroon :: Picaroon (n.) One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper..

Wreckage :: Wreckage (n.) That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck.

Waveson :: Waveson (n.) Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea..

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