dilapidation vs shipwreck

dilapidation

noun
  • The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined. 

  • Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally. 

  • The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally. 

  • Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent. 

shipwreck

noun
  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy. 

verb
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap. 

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