Meaning

2 senses

  1. The act by which something is wrecked.

  2. (obsolete)The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.

More definitions
  • the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
  • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

Forms

plural: wreckings
Singularwrecking
Pluralwreckings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled:razing
  • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined:laying wasteruinruiningruination

Word family

7 related words
Relatedwreck
Derivedwrecking amendmentwrecking ballwrecking barwrecking carwrecking pumpwrecking yard

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wreckB2wreckagewreckerwrenwrenchC1wrest

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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