"wreckage" meaning in English

See wreckage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: wreckages [plural]
Etymology: From wreck + -age. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wreck|age}} wreck + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wreckage (countable and uncountable, plural wreckages)
  1. Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something wrecked): останки (ostanki) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), отломки (otlomki) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), 殘骸 (Chinese Mandarin), 残骸 (cánhái) (Chinese Mandarin), vraggods [neuter] (Danish), romu (Finnish), décombres [masculine, plural] (French), Trümmer [neuter, plural] (German), roncs (Hungarian), 残骸 (zangai) (alt: ざんがい) (Japanese), оста́тоци (ostátoci) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), о́станки (óstanki) [feminine, plural] (Macedonian), кр́нтија (kŕntija) [feminine] (Macedonian), kōkīkī (Maori), vrakgods [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), vrakgods [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), обло́мки (oblómki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), оста́тки (ostátki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), руи́ны (ruíny) [feminine, plural] (Russian), olupina [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), razbitina [feminine] (Slovene)

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