shipwrecked

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of a ship running aground or being destroyed and sinking in water.

• Noun

  A person or thing that has undergone a shipwreck.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shipwrecked
wrecked , perplexed , complexed , vexed

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Variants

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shipwreck , shipwrecked , shipwrecking , shipwrecks

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Etymology

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From the Old English word scipwrecan meaning 'to wreck a ship'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest shipwreck ever recorded is the Titanic, which sank in 1912.

2. The term 'shipwrecked' is also used metaphorically to describe someone who has experienced a significant setback or failure.

3. The term 'shipwreck' is also used to describe the remains of a sunken ship.

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Related Concepts

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1. Maritime: Relates to the sea and navigation.

2. Stranding: The act of a ship running aground.

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Culture

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Shipwrecked has been a popular theme in literature, art, and music. Notable works include Daniel Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe', which tells the story of a man stranded on an island after a shipwreck. The term is also used figuratively to describe someone who has experienced a significant setback or failure.

How to Memorize "shipwrecked"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large ship hitting rocks and sinking in the water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a shipwreck.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym S.H.I.P. (Seaworthy, Hull, Integrity, Peril).

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