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shipwreck | undefined |

As a noun shipwreck

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

As a verb shipwreck

is to wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

shipwreck

English

(wikipedia shipwreck)

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
    • (Dryden)
  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
  • (figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
  • * Bible, 1 Timothy 1. 19
    • Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck .
  • * J. Morley
    • It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck .

    Derived terms

    * shipwrecky

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.

    • See also

    * castaway

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined