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shipwreck

[ship-rek] / ˈʃɪpˌrɛk /










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They carried the shipwrecked crew through the ocean toward a city that rose in yellow stone out of the water of a lagoon.

From Literature

The RoW confirmed the shoes had been "legally declared", "as they have the potential to have come from a shipwreck".

From BBC

He was talking about the big rusty shipwreck lit up by the green light of the Aurora Borealis.

From Literature

Ninety-six people have been rescued so far and a search is continuing for other passengers who were aboard the shipwrecked vessel that was heading towards Spain's Canary Islands.

From BBC

Homer’s “The Odyssey” follows Odysseus, a Greek king trying to get home after the Trojan War, a journey interrupted by Cyclopes, sirens, shipwrecks and gods with grudges.

From Los Angeles Times