- wreckage
- noun Date: 1837 1. the act of wrecking ; the state of being wrecked 2. a. something that has been wrecked b. broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked
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wreckage — wreck‧age [ˈrekɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] JOURNALISM the situation when a business activity, company, system etc fails to succeed: • Communism s economic wreckage was visible even in this small place. • the wreckage caused by overbuilding (=… … Financial and business terms
Wreckage — Wreck age (?; 48), n. 1. The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked. [1913 Webster] 2. That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wreckage — (n.) 1837, from WRECK (Cf. wreck) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
wreckage — ► NOUN ▪ the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed … English terms dictionary
wreckage — [rek′ij] n. 1. a wrecking or being wrecked 2. the remains of something that has been wrecked … English World dictionary
wreckage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mangled, tangled (esp. BrE), twisted ▪ blazing, burning, flaming, smoking, smoldering ▪ … Collocations dictionary
wreckage — wreck|age [ˈrekıdʒ] n [singular, U] 1.) the parts of something such as a plane, ship, or building that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident ▪ Firemen managed to pull some survivors from the wreckage. wreckage of ▪ Accident… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wreckage — [[t]re̱kɪʤ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N When something such as a plane, car, or building has been destroyed, you can refer to what remains as wreckage or the wreckage. Mark was dragged from the burning wreckage of his car. 2) N SING: the N, usu… … English dictionary
Wreckage — For the Transformers characters see Wreckage (Transformers).:For the game see Dodgeball.Infobox Album Name = Wreckage Type = Album Artist = Overseer Released = July 18 2002 Recorded = Pravda Studios, Leeds Genre = Big Beat Length = 76:43 Label =… … Wikipedia
Wreckage (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Wreckage Type = ep Longtype = Artist = Entombed Released = 1997 Recorded = Genre = Death metal Length = 20:57 Label = Threeman Recordings Producer = Tomas Skogsberg Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Wreckage is … Wikipedia
wreckage — n. 1) to strew wreckage (over a wide area) 2) to clear, remove wreckage * * * [ rekɪdʒ] remove wreckage to clear to strew wreckage (over a wide area) … Combinatory dictionary
