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ship·wreck       (shĭp'rěk')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision.
    2. The remains of a wrecked ship.
  2. A complete failure or ruin.

tr.v.   ship·wrecked, ship·wreck·ing, ship·wrecks
  1. Nautical
    1. To cause a ship to be destroyed, as by storm or collision.
    2. To cause (a passenger or sailor on a ship) to suffer shipwreck.
  2. To ruin utterly.

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