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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWreckage
/ˈrɛk.ɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The shattered remains of something that has been severely damaged, destroyed, or wrecked.
"Investigators searched through the wreckage of the airplane for clues about the crash." - 2
The remnants or ruined remains of a ship, building, or vehicle after an accident or disaster.
"Pieces of the old ship's wreckage still wash up on the remote beach."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'wreck' combined with the nominal suffix '-age', originating in the late Middle English period. The root traces back to Old Norse 'reka' (to drive, push, or cast ashore) via Anglo-Norman legal terminology concerning goods washed ashore from shipwrecks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wreckage" is said worldwide
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débris
Transliteration: /de.bʁi/
"Les sauveteurs ont fouillé les débris de l'accident."
Wrackgut
Transliteration: /ˈʁakˌɡuːt/
"Das Wrackgut trieb tagelang im offenen Ozean."
relitto
Transliteration: /reˈlit.to/
"I subacquei hanno esplorato il relitto della nave affondata."
restos
Transliteration: /ˈres.tos/
"Los restos del avión fueron encontrados en la montaña."
destroços
Transliteration: /deʃˈtɾo.sus/
"Os destroços do navio estavam espalhados pela praia."
ملबा
Transliteration: malba
Script: मलबा
"बचाव दल ने दुर्घटना के मलबे की तलाशी ली।"
残骸
Transliteration: cánhái
"搜救人员在飞机残骸中寻找线索。"
잔해
Transliteration: janhae
"구조대원들이 사고 현장의 잔해를 수색했다."
残骸
Transliteration: zangai
"調査員は飛行機の残骸を調べた。"
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