shipwreck

English

/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schip-wracke inherited from Old English scipwræc (jetsam) compound from English ship (relationship) + English wrack.

Origin

English

wrack

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Earthship English
airship English
amidship English
antiship English
astroship English
awrack English
battleship English
bioship English
bladderwrack English
blockship English
crackship English
disship English
drillship English
dropship English
enship English
fireship English
flagship English
foreship English
guardship English
gunship English
hornwrack English
inship English
lightship English
lodeship English
longship English
megaship English
midship English
multiship English
reship English
rocketship English
sailship English
schoolship English
scoutship English
sealship English
seedship English
ship English
ship-rigged English
shipboard English
shipborne English
shipbound English
shipbreach English
shipbreaker English
shipbreaking English
shipbroker English
shipbroking English
shipbuilder English
shipbuilding English
shipfic English
shipful English
shipfyrd English
shipgirl English
shiphandler English
shiphandling English
shipholder English
shipholding English
shipkiller English
shiplap English
shipless English
shiplet English
shiplike English
shipling English
shipload English
shiplord English
shiply English
shipman English
shipmaster English
shipmate English
shipment English
shipowner English
shipowning English
shippability English
shippable English
shippage English
shipper English
shippery English
shipping English
shippy English
shiproom English
shipshape English
shipside English
shipspeak English
shipstuff English
shipward English
shipwards English
shipway English
shipwide English
shipworker English
shipworm English
shipwreckee English
shipwrecker English
shipwrecky English
shipwright English
shipyard English
skyship English
spaceship English
starship English
steamship English
stiffship English
storeship English
supership English
swanship English
tankship English
tidewrack English
timeship English
towship English
tranship English
transship English
troopship English
unship English
warship English
whaleship English
wrack English
wrackful English
シップ Japanese
scipwræc Old English
schip-wracke Middle English
ship Middle English
wrake Middle English
ŝipo Esperanto
sip Tok Pisin
sipi Sranan Tongo
sipw Chuukese