Finnish Meaning of shipwreck
haaksirikko
Other Finnish words related to haaksirikko
Nearest Words of shipwreck
- shipworm => laivapeto
- shipway => telakka
- ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system => Laivalla hinattava kaukoakustinen tunnistusjärjestelmä
- shipside => Laiva
- shipshape => Tiptop
- ship's papers => Laivapaperit
- ship's officer => Laivasto-upseeri
- ship's galley => Laivakeittiö
- ship's company => laivan miehistö
- ship's chandler => Laivastontarjoaja
Definitions and Meaning of shipwreck in English
shipwreck (n)
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
an irretrievable loss
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
shipwreck (v)
ruin utterly
suffer failure, as in some enterprise
cause to experience shipwreck
destroy a ship
shipwreck (n.)
The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.
A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage.
Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
shipwreck (v. t.)
To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest.
To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business.
FAQs About the word shipwreck
haaksirikko
a wrecked ship (or a part of one), an irretrievable loss, an accident that destroys a ship at sea, ruin utterly, suffer failure, as in some enterprise, cause to
haaksirikko,uppoaminen,hylky,tuhoisa,hyly,karilleajo,uppoava,Maadoitus,upottaminen,Juuttuminen karille
palautuminen,pelastaminen,pelastaminen
shipworm => laivapeto, shipway => telakka, ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system => Laivalla hinattava kaukoakustinen tunnistusjärjestelmä, shipside => Laiva, shipshape => Tiptop,