Category:Shipwreck

Ship"wreck`, n.

1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel By being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the Violence of the winds and waves.

2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a Ship; wreckage. Dryden.

3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away Concerning faith have made shipwreck. 1 tim. 1. 19. It was upon an indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. J. Morley.

Shipwreck Ship"wreck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]

1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or Sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest. Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break. Shak.

2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, To cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if By shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business. Addison.