Definition of "Shipwreck" :

noun: a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

noun: an accident that destroys a ship at sea

noun: an irretrievable loss

"That was the shipwreck of their romance."

verb: destroy a ship

"The vessel was shipwrecked."

verb: cause to experience shipwreck

"They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea."

verb: suffer failure, as in some enterprise

verb: ruin utterly

"You have shipwrecked my career."