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Shipwreck

/ʃˈɪprɛk/
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(noun) A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.

A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.
A bad wife turns her husband into a shipwreck.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Divers explored the remains of the old ____, hoping to find gold coins lost at sea centuries ago.

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