an accident in which a ship is destroyed or sunk at sea, especially by hitting rocks, or a ship that has been destroyed or sunk in such an accident(尤指触礁导致的)船只失事,海难;失事船只,沉船
The danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog.雾天船只失事的危险会大得多。
There have been many shipwrecks along this dangerous stretch of coastline.在这段危险的海岸线上,已经发生了很多起沉船事件。