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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
shipwreck
ship·wreck [shipwreck shipwrecks shipwrecked shipwrecking] noun, verb BrE [ˈʃɪprek] NAmE [ˈʃɪprek]
noun
1. uncountable, countable the loss or destruction of a ship at sea because of a storm or because it hits rocks, etc
•They narrowly escaped shipwreck in a storm in the North Sea.
•The shipwreck of the tanker has caused one of the worst oil spills in recent years.
2. countable a ship that has been lost or destroyed at sea
•The contents of shipwrecks belong to the state.
Derived Word: ↑shipwrecked
verb be shipwrecked
to be left somewhere after the ship that you have been sailing in has been lost or destroyed at sea
•They were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.
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