eclipse vs shipwreck

eclipse

noun
  • Obscurity, decline, downfall. 

  • An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter. 

  • Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object. 

  • A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance. 

verb
  • Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse. 

  • To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than. 

  • To undergo eclipsis. 

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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