shipwreck
/ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ noun B2- A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
- An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
- Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.
Plural shipwrecks
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‘Omne ignotum pro magnifico,’ you know, and my poor little reputation, such as it is, will suffer shipwreck if I am so candid.
Well, my dear father, in the shipwreck of life—for life is an eternal shipwreck of our hopes—I cast into the sea my useless encumbrance, that is all, and I remain with my own will, disposed to live perfectly alone, and consequently perfectly free.”
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