shipwreck vs wrack

shipwreck

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

noun
  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

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

  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

wrack

verb
  • To wreck, especially a ship. 

  • To execute vengeance; avenge. 

  • To worry; tease; torment. 

noun
  • Any marine vegetation cast up on shore, especially seaweed of the family Fucaceae. 

  • The remains; a wreck. 

  • A high flying cloud; a rack. 

  • Weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond. 

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