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ship-wreck
\ship-rek\ n. [alter. of earlier shipwrack, fr. ME schipwrak,
fr. OE scipwraec, fr. scip ship + wraec
something driven by the sea] 1: a wrecked ship or its
parts 2: the destruction or loss of a ship 3: an
irretrievable loss or failure
wreck-er \rek-er\ n one that wrecks; esp:
one that searches for or works on the wrecks of ships (as for
rescue or for plunder)