What does wreckage mean?
Definitions for wreckage
ˈrɛk ɪdʒwreck·age
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Princeton's WordNet
wreckagenoun
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
"they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"
Wiktionary
wreckagenoun
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something wrecked.
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wreckage
Wreckage refers to the remnants or remains of something that has been severely damaged or destroyed, such as a ship, building, vehicle or other structures. It often includes pieces scattered as a result of a crash, explosion, or natural disaster.
Webster Dictionary
Wreckagenoun
the act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked
Wreckagenoun
that which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck
Wikidata
Wreckage
Wreckage is the first album by British DJ/producer Overseer. Most of its tracks have been featured in an advertisement, film, video game, trailer, or television show.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
wreckage
Spars, rigging, or goods floating about after a wreck.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wreckage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wreckage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of wreckage in a Sentence
People, children are under the wreckage. Atrocity !
It's been a while that they've been looking for their loved ones. I don't know if this piece of wreckage really belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 but if it is, the families can start getting some closure.
it’s not funny nor humorous anymore, is it? this practical confine greasing our gills, gilding our lilies, suffocating on our common wreckage
Using the recovered pieces of wreckage, part of the cockpit and the business class section have been reconstructed.
Near the wreckage and wellhead, many of the animals characteristic of other areas of the deep Gulf of Mexico, including sea cucumbers, giant isopods, glass sponges and whip corals, were absent, what we observed was a homogenous wasteland, in great contrast to the rich heterogeneity of life seen in a healthy deep sea.
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- TrümmerGerman
- destrucciónSpanish
- romuFinnish
- décombreFrench
- reruntuhanIndonesian
- 残骸Japanese
- destroçosPortuguese
- руина, обломок, остатокRussian
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