shipwrecking
present participle ofshipwreck
shipwreck
verb[T]
uk/ˈʃɪp.rek/us/ˈʃɪp.rek/to make someonesuffera shipwreck:
They were shipwreckedoffthecoastof Newfoundland.
a shipwreckedsailor
todestroyorbadlydamagesomething:
Hisrefusalto make thecaseforequalityshipwrecked hisparty.
Shefindsherselfworkingat a Manhattanhotel, herlovelifeshipwrecked byfailedrelationshipsandbaddates.
Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- channel
- chart
- circumnavigation
- foghorn
- lane
- lighthouse
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- shipwreck
- sonar
- sound
- the doldrums
- wreck
- yaw
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Destroying and demolishing
Examplesofshipwrecking
shipwrecking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
While the events surrounding hershipwreckingeight months later are dramatic and did capture the imagination of the local press, the ship itself had little effect on the coastal trade.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shipwreckingmay be deliberate or accidental.
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- distinct morphology
- distinctness
- distinct pathway
- distinct pattern
- distinct personality
- distinct possibility
- distinct preference for
- distinct profile
- distinct role
- distinct segments
- distinct set
- distinct smell
- distinct sound
- distinct stage
- distinct style
- distinguish
- distinguishable
- distinguished
- distinguished academic
- distinguished architect
- distinguished artist
- distinguished author
- distinguished career
- distinguished citizen
- distinguished colleague