Where does “shipwreck” come from?
Shipwreck comes from Middle English schip-wracke, from Old English scipwræc, a compound of ship and wrack meaning destruction or ruin.
shipwreck (English): A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is...
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- A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is...
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