Wreckage
(noun)
- The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken.
- Debris left after a disaster, such as a shipwreck, plane crash, or car accident.
Origin:
From middle english wreccage, from old northern french wrechage, from wrecche ("wreck"), from middle low german wreke, wreche, from old high german rehha ("remnant"), from proto-germanic *rakjō.
Examples:
- The wreckage of the car was scattered across the road.
- Rescuers searched through the wreckage for survivors.
- The wreckage of the crashed plane was scattered over a large area.
- The fire left only wreckage and ashes in its wake.
- The ship was reduced to a mass of wreckage after the storm.