Meaning of "shipwreck" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHIPWRECK

Old English scipwræc, from ship + wræc something driven by the sea.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHIPWRECK

ˈʃɪpˌrɛk

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIPWRECK

Shipwreck is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shipwreck in English.

WHAT DOES SHIPWRECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shipwreck

A shipwreck is the remains of a ship that has wrecked, which are found either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be deliberate or accidental. The United Nations has estimated that there are more than 3 million shipwrecks lying on the sea floor.

Definition of shipwreck in the English dictionary

The first definition of shipwreck in the dictionary is the partial or total destruction of a ship at sea. Other definition of shipwreck is a wrecked ship or part of such a ship. Shipwreck is also ruin or destruction.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHIPWRECK

PRESENT

Present

I shipwreck

you shipwreck

he/she/it shipwrecks

we shipwreck

you shipwreck

they shipwreck

Present continuous

I am shipwrecking

you are shipwrecking

he/she/it is shipwrecking

we are shipwrecking

you are shipwrecking

they are shipwrecking

Present perfect

I have shipwrecked

you have shipwrecked

he/she/it has shipwrecked

we have shipwrecked

you have shipwrecked

they have shipwrecked

Present perfect continuous

I have been shipwrecking

you have been shipwrecking

he/she/it has been shipwrecking

we have been shipwrecking

you have been shipwrecking

they have been shipwrecking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shipwrecked

you shipwrecked

he/she/it shipwrecked

we shipwrecked

you shipwrecked

they shipwrecked

Past continuous

I was shipwrecking

you were shipwrecking

he/she/it was shipwrecking

we were shipwrecking

you were shipwrecking

they were shipwrecking

Past perfect

I had shipwrecked

you had shipwrecked

he/she/it had shipwrecked

we had shipwrecked

you had shipwrecked

they had shipwrecked

Past perfect continuous

I had been shipwrecking

you had been shipwrecking

he/she/it had been shipwrecking

we had been shipwrecking

you had been shipwrecking

they had been shipwrecking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shipwreck

you will shipwreck

he/she/it will shipwreck

we will shipwreck

you will shipwreck

they will shipwreck

Future continuous

I will be shipwrecking

you will be shipwrecking

he/she/it will be shipwrecking

we will be shipwrecking

you will be shipwrecking

they will be shipwrecking

Future perfect

I will have shipwrecked

you will have shipwrecked

he/she/it will have shipwrecked

we will have shipwrecked

you will have shipwrecked

they will have shipwrecked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shipwrecking

you will have been shipwrecking

he/she/it will have been shipwrecking

we will have been shipwrecking

you will have been shipwrecking

they will have been shipwrecking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shipwreck

you would shipwreck

he/she/it would shipwreck

we would shipwreck

you would shipwreck

they would shipwreck

Conditional continuous

I would be shipwrecking

you would be shipwrecking

he/she/it would be shipwrecking

we would be shipwrecking

you would be shipwrecking

they would be shipwrecking

Conditional perfect

I would have shipwreck

you would have shipwreck

he/she/it would have shipwreck

we would have shipwreck

you would have shipwreck

they would have shipwreck

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shipwrecking

you would have been shipwrecking

he/she/it would have been shipwrecking

we would have been shipwrecking

you would have been shipwrecking

they would have been shipwrecking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shipwreck
we let´s shipwreck
you shipwreck

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shipwreck

Past participle

shipwrecked

Present Participle

shipwrecking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SHIPWRECK

Find out the translation of shipwreck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shipwreck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shipwreck» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 海难
• Translator English - Spanish: naufragio
• English: shipwreck
• Translator English - Hindi: जहाज़ की तबाही
• Translator English - Arabic: حُطَامُ السَّفِينَة
• Translator English - Russian: кораблекрушение
• Translator English - Portuguese: naufrágio
• Translator English - Bengali: সর্বনাশ
• Translator English - French: naufrage
• Translator English - Malay: Kapal karam
• Translator English - German: Schiffbruch
• Translator English - Japanese: 難破
• Translator English - Korean: 난파
• Translator English - Javanese: Shipwreck
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vụ đắm tàu
• Translator English - Tamil: கப்பல் விபத்தில்
• Translator English - Marathi: जहाज फुटणे
• Translator English - Turkish: gemi enkazı
• Translator English - Italian: naufragio
• Translator English - Polish: wrak
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кораблетроща
• Translator English - Romanian: naufragiu
• Translator English - Greek: ναυάγιο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skeepswrak
• Translator English - Swedish: skeppsbrott
• Translator English - Norwegian: skipsvrak

10 QUOTES WITH «SHIPWRECK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shipwreck.

1

Willa Cather

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them as if their reason had left them. When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless.

2

Charles Caleb Colton

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.

3

Philip Dunne

I didn't lead a very wise life, myself, but it was a full one and a grown-up one. You come of age very quickly through shipwreck and disaster.

4

Sylvia Earle

Like a shipwreck or a jetty, almost anything that forms a structure in the ocean, whether it is natural or artificial over time, collects life.

5

Mark Helprin

The best way to meet a woman is in an emergency situation - if you're in a shipwreck, or you find yourself behind enemy lines, or in a flood.

6

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.

7

Guy de Maupassant

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.

8

Thomas More

The channel is known only to the natives; so that if any stranger should enter into the bay without one of their pilots he would run great danger of shipwreck.

9

Ovid

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

10

Josef Skvorecky

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck on the bottom of the sea of criticism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIPWRECK»

Discover the use of shipwreck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shipwreck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Shipwreck

Follows a group of six kids stranded on a deserted island as they embark on a quest for survival that tests their limits.

Gordon Korman, 2001

Shipwreck!

This practical little book helps discover areas of pride and bitterness in the life. It opens up the way for the good ship Grace to minister to the heart and restore Hope.

Cindy Lou Bailey, 2007

Shipwreck!

When their whale-watching trip goes horribly wrong, Skylar, Gabby, and Miles are lost at sea on a raft with swarming sharks and no food, hoping for rescue.

Jake Maddox, 2009

Shipwreck: A Saga of Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure

An account of the discovery of the diary of Diego Rivadeneira

Dave Horner, 1999

Shipwreck!

Emily and her husband, Captain Richard Gurney Wooldridge, set sail for the Horn of South America and beyond, but their dreams are dashed when tragedy strikes

Brenda Wilbee, 1991

Shipwreck!: Debbie Kiley's Story of Survival

Debbie Kiley was aboard a yacht headed to Florida.

Tim O'Shei, 2007

Endurance: Shipwreck and Survival on a Sea of Ice

Tells the story of the shipwreck of the Endurance in a sea of ice en route to Antarctica, and the amazing survival of all 28 members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Matt White, 2002

Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

This edition contains Owen Chase's original 1921 narrative, as well as two others written by the captain and a shipmate of the Essex.

Owen Chase, 1999

Shipwreck Season

In 1880, forced to work with his uncle at a lifesaving station on Cape Cod, sixteen-year-old Daniel finds himself maturing as he encounters unexpected comradeship, challenges, and danger.

Donna Hill, 1998

Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck

Geronimo's adventurous sister, Thea, narrates this fabulous adventure that's packed with action, mystery, and friendship!

Thea Stilton, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIPWRECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shipwreck is used in the context of the following news items.

Florida family unearths gold coins worth over $1M from 1715 …

Florida family unearths gold coins worth over $1M from 1715 shipwreck. Published July 28, 2015. FoxNews.com. Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre Email Print. «Fox News, Jul 15»

Historic shipwreck identified in Lake Michigan

(WZZM) – The bottom of Lake Michigan is literally a graveyard of shipwrecks. Local maritime historians say 1,200 of the 2,000 sunken vessels in Lake Michigan ... «WZZM, Jul 15»

Accidental Find: Scientists Stumble on Centuries-Old Shipwreck

While searching for a mooring from a previous trip, researchers off the coast of North Carolina discovered a well-preserved shipwreck and artifacts that may date ... «Live Science, Jul 15»

Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet Uncovers Shipwreck's …

“We aren't there to do an investigation of a shipwreck. We won't pick it up; we wouldn't spend taxpayers' money doing that. It is not what we are here to do.”. «New York Times, May 15»

Shipwreck in Mediterranean Kills as Many as 400 Migrants Trying to …

A boat full of migrants heading for Italy flipped some 24 hours after departing Libya, killing as many as 400 in the Mediterranean. It's still not completely clear ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»

Haiti shipwreck claims at least 21 lives, official says

(CNN) At least 21 people were killed during a shipwreck off the northern coast of Haiti, the country's civil protection directorate told CNN on Thursday. A small ... «CNN, Apr 15»

Costa Concordia Captain Sentenced to 16 Years for Fatal …

Before the trial of Italian captain Francesco Schettino even began for his role in the fatal shipwreck of the Costa Concordia, one point had already been decided: ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 15»

Lawyers for Concordia shipwreck survivors demand cruise company …

Whatever verdict is delivered in the trial of the Italian sea captain for the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner and for the deaths of 32 people, survivors ... «Fox News, Feb 15»

Treasure Hunter Who Disappeared With Shipwreck Loot Appears In …

A treasure hunter, who located a sunken ship with perhaps the greatest loot in history but later disappeared in an alleged attempt to cheat investors and his crew ... «NPR, Jan 15»

Golden Gate's Deadliest Shipwreck Located

In dark waters just outside the Golden Gate Bridge, archaeologists have pinpointed the final resting place of the worst shipwreck in San Francisco's history. «Live Science, Dec 14»