Shipwreck vs Disembark - What's the difference?
shipwreck | disembark |
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
* Bible, 1 Timothy 1. 19
* J. Morley
To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark.
* Shakespeare
To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or airplane; to debark.
As verbs the difference between shipwreck and disembark
is that shipwreck is to wreck a boat through a collision or mishap while disembark is to remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark.As a noun shipwreck
is a ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.shipwreck
English
(wikipedia shipwreck)Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- (Dryden)
- Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck .
- It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck .
Derived terms
* shipwreckySynonyms
* (l)See also
* castawaydisembark
English
Verb
(en verb)- The general disembarked the troops.
- Go to the bay, and disembark my coffers.
