The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed, like a sunken ship or a destroyed building.
From Old Norse 'wrek' meaning 'wreckage' or 'something cast ashore.' The word originally referred specifically to ships and cargo thrown onto beaches by storms.
Shipwrecks on coastlines historically created treasure troves for salvagers, but also led to the dark practice of 'wreckers'—people who would lure ships onto rocks to steal their cargo!
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