Definition of "wreck" []

• The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; destruction. (noun)
• Accidental destruction of a ship; a shipwreck. (noun)
• The stranded hulk of a severely damaged ship. (noun)
• Fragments of a ship or its cargo cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck; wreckage. (noun)
• The remains of something that has been wrecked or ruined. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The accident, the fiscal train wreck, is already under way."
• "Why are people paying attention to this train wreck is sicking."
• "July 28th, 2009 4: 03 pm ET yea, just like watching a train wreck is fascinating ....."