B2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

shipwreck

shipwreck · shipwrecks

аварія корабля, корабельна аварія, кораблетроща

останки кораблекрушения, кораблекрушение

Schiffswrack, Schiffbruch

A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthyA ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.

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/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/

» Tom survived three shipwrecks.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
Schiffswrack
останки кораблекрушенияostanki korablekrušenija
(countable, uncountable)An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
Schiffbruch
кораблекруше́ниеkorablekrušénije
корабельна аваріяkorabelʹna avarija, аварія корабляavarija korablja, кораблетро́щаkorabletróšča
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.
an irretrievable loss

Examples

22 sentences

Tom survived three shipwrecks.
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I survived the shipwreck.
deIch habe das Schiffsunglück überlebt.
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There was a shipwreck last night.
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A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.
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A bad wife turns her husband into a shipwreck.
deEine schlechte Frau macht ihren Mann zum Wrack.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

event where a ship sinks or runs aground:

Русский

By meaning 2

ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy:

event where a ship sinks or runs aground:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy:

event where a ship sinks or runs aground:

Origin

From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship +

From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck.

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