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Wreck (Noun)

An accident that destroys a ship at sea.

Nouns denoting natural events.

The wreck of the Titanic was discovered in the 1980s, lying on the ocean floor.
Rescue teams responded to the wreck of the cargo ship, pulling survivors from the water.
Divers explored the ancient wreck, marveling at the artifacts that remained.
The location of the wreck was unknown for months, until it was finally spotted by a passing aircraft.
The wreck was too deep to salvage, so it was left to rest on the seafloor forever.

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck".

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The company was a financial wreck after years of mismanagement.
The hurricane left the city a wreck, with buildings destroyed and streets littered with debris.
Thanks to years of substance abuse, he was a physical and mental wreck.
The old car was a wreck, with faded paint and rusted body.
The economy is a wreck, drained by years of corruption and inefficiency.

A ship that has been destroyed at sea.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane".

Nouns denoting natural events.

Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a multi-vehicle wreck on the highway, where several people were injured.
The police were still cleaning up the wreck of the truck that had overturned on the ramp.
Witnesses described the wreck of the two cars as "a massive ball of twisted metal" with smoke billowing into the air.
The driver escaped the wreck with minor injuries, but her car was completely totaled.
Firefighters struggled to extricate the driver from the wreck of the car, which had been crushed by a falling tree.