Meaning & use

wreckage

noun·Academic

The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed, such as a vehicle or building.

See it in a sentence

Investigators searched through the wreckage of the plane for clues about the crash.

Volunteers cleared the wreckage left behind by the storm from the town's main street.

A note on using this word

Wreckage is an uncountable noun, so it is used as wreckage and never as wreckages.

Words with a similar meaning

debrisruins

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