"wreckage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wreckage [singular], wreckages [plural]
Etymology: wreck + -age Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|wreck|age}} wreck + -age Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The wreckage of something, is the remains or debris of it after it has been severely damaged or destroyed.
    Sense id: simple-wreckage-en-noun-ZOGyCxgM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -age
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