shipwreck

shipwreck is a Noun

Definition:

[1] 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.

[2] A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage. Dryden.

[3] Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. 1 Tim. 1. 19. It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck. J. Morley.