Wreckage (noun)

  1. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken.
  2. 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:

  1. The wreckage of the car was scattered across the road.
  2. Rescuers searched through the wreckage for survivors.
  3. The wreckage of the crashed plane was scattered over a large area.
  4. The fire left only wreckage and ashes in its wake.
  5. The ship was reduced to a mass of wreckage after the storm.
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