wreckage

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛkɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɛkɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rek′ij)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wreck•age /ˈrɛkɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the act of wrecking or state of being wrecked.
  2. the remains of something that has been wrecked.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wreck•age  (rek′ij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. act of wrecking;
    state of being wrecked.
  2. remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked:They searched the wreckage for survivors.
  • wreck + -age 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wreckage /ˈrɛkɪdʒ/ n
  1. same as wreck
  2. the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; ruin or destruction
'wreckage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
flotsam - lagan - rack - wrack - wrecker - age - asprawl - wreck - wreckful
Collocations: the [boat, car, plane, train] wreckage, the [house, property, building] wreckage, the wreckage of the [house], more...

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