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wreckage

/ˈɹɛkɪdʒ/ noun B2
  1. Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed. (countable, uncountable)

Plural wreckages

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Something of his birthplace seemed to cling to the man, and I never looked at his pale, keen face or the poise of his head without associating him with grey archways and mullioned windows and all the venerable wreckage of a feudal keep.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 5 · B2
I saw your vessel, and fearful of being left to perish on the desolate island, I swam off on a piece of wreckage to try and intercept your course.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 229 · C1

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