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
guard against (someone or something)
to take care to avoid someone or something
When we go to the beach we must guard against the hot sun.