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wreck·age
(rĕk′ĭj)n.
The debris or remains of something wrecked: the wreckage of a plane crash; flood wreckage.
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wreckage
(ˈrɛkɪdʒ)n
1. same as wreck6
2. the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; ruin or destruction
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wreck•age
(ˈrɛk ɪdʒ)n.
1. the act of wrecking, or the state of being wrecked.
2. remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked: They searched the wreckage for survivors.
[1830–40]
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Wreckage
fragments of the remains of shipwrecks or damaged buildings, 1874.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" |
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wreckage
noun remains, pieces, ruin, fragments, debris, rubble, hulk, wrack Mark was dragged from the burning wreckage of his car.
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wreckage
noun1. An act, instance, or consequence of breaking:
2. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed:
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Translations
حُطَامحُطام سَفينَه أو طائِرَه
trosky
vrag
romu
ostaci
flak
残骸
잔해
razbitine
vrakspillror
ซากปรักหักพัง
đống đổ nát
wreckage
[ˈrekɪdʒ] N1. (= remains) [of ship] → restos mpl de un naufragio, pecios mpl de un naufragio (frm); [of car, aeroplane, train] → restos mpl; [of house, building] → escombros mpl, ruinas fpl
2. (= act) [of ship] → naufragio m (fig) → naufragio m, ruina f, destrucción f
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wreckage
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wreck
(rek) noun1. a very badly damaged ship. The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.
2. something in a very bad condition. an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.
3. the destruction of a ship at sea. The wreck of the Royal George.
verb to destroy or damage very badly. The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.
ˈwreckage (-kidʒ) noun the remains of something wrecked. After the accident, the wreckage (of the cars) was removed from the motorway.
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wreckage
→ حُطَام trosky vrag Trümmer συντρίμμια escombros romu décombres ostaci rottami 残骸 잔해 wrak vrakrester szczątki destroços, escombros обломки после катастрофы vrakspillror ซากปรักหักพัง enkaz đống đổ nát 残骸Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009