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  1. Wreckage definition: act of wrecking; state of being wrecked. . See examples of WRECKAGE used in a sentence.

  2. noun. /ˈrekɪdʒ/. /ˈrekɪdʒ/. [uncountable] the parts of a vehicle, building, etc. that remain after it has been badly damaged or destroyed. A few survivors were pulled from the wreckage. Pieces of wreckage were found ten miles away from the scene of the explosion.

  3. a situation in which something has been badly damaged or destroyed: The bank's directors should not be allowed to walk away from the financial wreckage they created. the parts of a vehicle, building, etc. that remain after it has been badly damaged: Experts were sent to inspect the plane's wreckage.

  4. What's left behind after a destructive accident or disaster is called wreckage. The day after tornadoes sweep through a town, its inhabitants might search the wreckage of their houses for mementoes and valuables.

  5. 3 days ago · 1. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN] When something such as a plane, car, or building has been destroyed, you can refer to what remains as wreckage or the wreckage . Mark was dragged from the burning wreckage of his car. [ + of] Synonyms: remains, pieces, ruin, fragments More Synonyms of wreckage.

  6. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English wreckage /ˈrekɪdʒ/ noun [ singular, uncountable] 1 the parts of something such as a plane, ship, or building that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident Firemen managed to pull some survivors from the wreckage. wreckage of Accident investigators will examine the wreckage of the pl...

  7. noun. /ˈrɛkɪdʒ/ [uncountable] the parts of a vehicle, building, etc. that remain after it has been badly damaged or destroyed A few survivors were pulled from the wreckage. Pieces of wreckage were found ten miles away from the scene of the explosion. Definitions on the go.

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