Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Wreck
wreck, n. [OFr wrec.] (webplay: broken, grass, land, shore, rocks, ruins, vessel).
- Accident; calamity; disaster; emergency; damaging incident; devastating crash.
- Battered ship; destroyed sea vessel; [fig.] tragedy; catastrophe; break-down; death blow; severe disappointment.
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