Plural of shipwreck
regular plural
The plural of shipwreck is shipwrecks.
Forms of shipwreck
| Singular | shipwreck /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shipwrecks |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Shipwrecks in a sentence
- Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close enough to reach with a long cast on a dead-low tide.2014, Nick Honachefsky, The Jersey Surf Diaries
- Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown.From the entry crown
- Two of the three shipwrecks are diveable.From the entry diveable
- Shipwrecks on tempest-tossed seas are featured in a number of other ballets and operas.2011, Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 404. From the entry tempest-tossed
- Technological disasters involve the misworks of man: shipwrecks, plane crashes, building collapses, toxic spills, nuclear reactor leaks.2008, Laurence Miller, Counseling Crime Victims, page 292. From the entry miswork
Meaning of shipwreck
- noun A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
- noun An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
- noun Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.
Questions about the plural of shipwreck
- What is the plural of shipwreck?
- The plural of shipwreck is shipwrecks.
- Is shipwreck countable?
- Shipwreck is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shipwreck (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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