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a situation in which something has been badly damaged or destroyed: The bank's directors should not be allowed to walk away from the financial wreckage they created. the parts of a vehicle, building, etc. that remain after it has been badly damaged: Experts were sent to inspect the plane's wreckage.
The meaning of WRECKAGE is the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked. How to use wreckage in a sentence.
What's left behind after a destructive accident or disaster is called wreckage. The day after tornadoes sweep through a town, its inhabitants might search the wreckage of their houses for mementoes and valuables.
a badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly damaged object: Two children were trapped in the wreckage. The wreckage of the car was scattered over the roadside. what is left of something that has been spoiled or that has failed: Kate was still clinging to the wreckage of her failed marriage. Fewer examples.
When something such as a plane, car, or building has been destroyed, you can refer to what remains as wreckage or the wreckage.
noun act of wrecking; wrecking; state of being wrecked. remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked: They searched the wreckage for survivors. wreckage / ˈrɛkɪdʒ /
An act, instance, or consequence of breaking: breakage, damage, destruction, impairment.
Noun. Filter. noun. A wrecking or being wrecked. Webster's New World. The remains of something that has been wrecked. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed. Wiktionary. Synonyms: havoc. flotsam. ruins. remains. shambles. hulk. wreck.
the parts of a vehicle, building, etc. that remain after it has been badly damaged or destroyed. A few survivors were pulled from the wreckage. Pieces of wreckage were found ten miles away from the scene of the explosion. (figurative) Could nothing be rescued from the wreckage of her dreams? Extra Examples. Topics Transport by car or lorry c2.
the parts that remain of a car, ship, or aircraft that has been destroyed: Two survivors were pulled from the wreckage. (Definition of wreckage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
