Shipwreck
WordNet
noun
(1) A wrecked ship (or a part of one)
(2) An accident that destroys a ship at sea
(3) An irretrievable loss
"That was the shipwreck of their romance"
verb
(4) Destroy a ship
"The vessel was shipwrecked"
(5) Cause to experience shipwreck
"They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
(6) Suffer failure, as in some enterprise
(7) Ruin utterly
"You have shipwrecked my career"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A boat that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
- An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.