Definitions for wreckageˈrɛk ɪdʒ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wreck•ageˈrɛk ɪdʒ(n.)

  1. the act of wrecking, or the state of being wrecked.

  2. remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked:

    They searched the wreckage for survivors.

Origin of wreckage:

1830–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wreckage(noun)

    the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked

    "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. wreckage(noun)ˈrɛk ɪdʒ

    what remains after sth has been very badly damaged

    passengers pulled from the wreckage of the plane

Wiktionary

  1. wreckage(Noun)

    Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something wrecked.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wreckage(noun)

    the act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked

  2. Wreckage(noun)

    that which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck


Translations for wreckage

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

wreckage(noun)

the remains of something wrecked

After the accident, the wreckage (of the cars) was removed from the motorway.

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