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wreckages

wreckages is the plural of wreckage.

Meaning of wreckage

Noun

wreckage (countable and uncountable, plural wreckages)

  1. Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
    • About three or four minutes later still an express freight on the up main line ran into the wreckage at about 35 m.p.h. Its engine also overturned and 15 more wagons were added to the mounting pile of wreckage.1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, in Modern Railways, page 232

Questions about wreckages

What is wreckages the plural of?
Wreckages is the plural of wreckage.

Words near wreckages in the dictionary

  1. wreck the hoose juice
  2. wreck yard
  3. wreck yards
  4. wreckable
  5. wreckage
  6. wreckages
  7. wrecked
  8. wreckedness
  9. wrecker
  10. wrecker's ball
  11. wrecker's yard

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