American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wrecks
IPA transcription: ['ɹɛks]
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Noun
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a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
“they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane”
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something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
“the house was a wreck when they bought it”
“thanks to that quack I am a human wreck”
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an accident that destroys a ship at sea
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a ship that has been destroyed at sea
Verb
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smash or break forcefully
“The kid busted up the car”
Usage examples
- Fires burn in the distance, and the sea is littered with shipwrecks.
- The wrecks burned fiercely.
- W. Craig Gaines, "Encyclopedia of Civil War shipwrecks".
- Like almost any locomotive class, the Little Joes were occasionally involved in wrecks.
- Also, none of original engines from recovered wrecks could have been brought to life.
- Because they are often found in wrecks, they are often seen by scuba divers.
- The wreck of "Kanwona" is one of Victoria's largest shipwrecks.
- It is affected by strong currents, and has become the site of numerous wrecks.
- The rock is now less dangerous and there have been no wrecks since.
- He painted ships in harbour and at sea as well as storms and shipwrecks.