wreckage
pronunciation
How to pronounce wreckage in British English:
UK [ˈrekɪdʒ]
How to pronounce wreckage in American English:
US [ˈrɛkɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
Word Origin
- wreckage (n.)
- 1814, "fact of being wrecked," from wreck (v.) + -age. Meaning "remains of a wrecked thing" is from 1832.
Example
- 1. Wreckage was located at sea 10 days later .
- 2. He said the strip of wreckage included metallic and nonmetallic pieces , but he did not describe them in detail .
- 3. There is regular roadside wreckage .
- 4. Bodies and wreckage have been found over a wide area .
- 5. Sorting through this wreckage will take time , energy and ingenuity .