ship·wreck 
/ˈʃɪpˌrɛk/ noun
plural ship·wrecks /ˈʃɪpˌrɛk/ noun 1 : the destruction or sinking of a ship at sea [count] ▪ Only a few sailors survived the shipwreck. [noncount] ▪ The crew narrowly avoided shipwreck. 2 [count] : a ruined or destroyed ship
▪ Divers searched the sunken shipwreck. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ His marriage was a shipwreck.
▪ Divers searched the sunken shipwreck. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ His marriage was a shipwreck.
— shipwreck verb, shipwrecks; shipwrecked; shipwreck·ing [+ obj] — usually used as (be) shipwrecked ▪ The boat was shipwrecked on the reef. ▪ shipwrecked sailors ▪ a shipwrecked boat
