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- Dictionarywreckage/ˈrɛkɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed: "firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage of the car"
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1. : the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked. 2. a. : something that has been wrecked. b. : broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked. Synonyms. annihilation. decimation. demolishment. demolition. desolation. destruction. devastation. extermination. extinction. havoc. loss. mincemeat. obliteration. ruin.
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.
Synonyms for WRECKAGE: devastation, destruction, havoc, demolition, loss, extinction, extermination, obliteration; Antonyms of WRECKAGE: building, construction, erection, rescue, salvage, salvation, raising, saving
: something disabled or in a state of ruin or dilapidation. the house was a wreck. also : a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits.
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.
Wreckage definition: act of wrecking; state of being wrecked. . See examples of WRECKAGE used 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.
When a plane, car, or building has been destroyed, you can refer to what remains as the wreckage. They pulled the man from the wreckage of his car. American English : wreckage / ˈrɛkɪdʒ /
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)
