shipwreck
nounmasculine/nawfɾɐˈʒiu/medium
nau·fra·gi·o
Definition
The action or effect of shipwrecking; the loss or destruction of a vessel at sea, river, or lake; maritime disaster.
The shipwreck of the galleon was discovered by divers centuries later.
Few tales are as harrowing as those of survival after a shipwreck.
Common collocations
survive a shipwreckTitanic shipwreckcauses of the shipwreckshipwreck site
Etymology
Do latim 'naufragium'.