n.
1.a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2.an irretrievable loss
3.an accident that destroys a ship at sea shipwreck v.
1.ruin utterly
2.suffer failure, as in some enterprise
3.cause to experience shipwreck
4.destroy a ship
Idiom of the Day
take a risk
to try something where failure is possible
We will take a risk and go to the popular restaurant without a reservation.