as in wrecking
the destruction or loss of a ship
the shipwrecking of the Titanic by an iceberg ranks as one of the greatest disasters in the annals of the sea
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as in scuttling
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking
the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks
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Verb
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This prequel flashes back to a previous Christmas in Los Angeles, when their unintentional destruction of a Santa Claus parade balloon put the city on edge, wrecking the gang's plans for a massive Yuletide bank robbery.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 Dec. 2024 -
The vocalist’s sole concerns related to the natural environment, the animal kingdom and humankind’s responsibility for wrecking our only home.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Six people died in the wreck, including the ship's captain and two of his sons.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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When Pete suffered cranial injuries in a wreck in July.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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Call it a case of mistaken identity: A shipwreck found in Lake Michigan turned out to be a different vessel than historians initially thought.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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The father-son pair had likely stumbled on a two-century-old shipwreck.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
15 May 2025
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“Shipwrecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwrecking. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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