wreckage

noun

wreck·age ˈre-kij

Synonyms of wreckage

: the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked

: something that has been wrecked

: broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked

Examples of wreckage in a Sentence

Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies. They cleared the wreckage from the track.

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The wreckage of a McLaren 720S involved in a deadly crash that killed two people in Irvine spontaneously ignited and caught fire last week inside a secure facility, Irvine police said in a statement. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Search and rescue teams found the wreckage in Aeneas Valley, Washington, near Tonasket, Washington, according to the release. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The debris field of the crash extended about 30 feet around the main wreckage. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wreckage

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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wreckage

noun

wreck·age ˈrek-ij

: the act of wrecking

: the state of being wrecked

: the remains of a wreck

wreckage

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