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wreck
(mass) | wreck
- zničiť |
wreck
(encz) | wreck,troska n: Zdeněk Brož |
wreck
(encz) | wreck,vrak n: Pavel Machek |
wreck
(encz) | wreck,zničit v: Zdeněk Brož |
wreck
(encz) | wreck,ztroskotat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Wreck
(gcide) | Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. & n.
See 2d & 3d Wreak.
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Wreck
(gcide) | Wreck \Wreck\, n. [OE. wrak, AS. wr[ae]c exile, persecution,
misery, from wrecan to drive out, punish; akin to D. wrak,
adj., damaged, brittle, n., a wreck, wraken to reject, throw
off, Icel. rek a thing drifted ashore, Sw. vrak refuse, a
wreck, Dan. vrag. See Wreak, v. t., and cf. Wrack a
marine plant.] [Written also wrack.]
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1. The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on
shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the
force of winds or waves; shipwreck.
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Hard and obstinate
As is a rock amidst the raging floods,
'Gainst which a ship, of succor desolate,
Doth suffer wreck, both of herself and goods.
--Spenser.
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2. Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence;
ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train.
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The wreck of matter and the crush of worlds.
--Addison.
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Its intellectual life was thus able to go on amidst
the wreck of its political life. --J. R. Green.
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3. The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks
or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by
violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck.
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4. The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured.
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To the fair haven of my native home,
The wreck of what I was, fatigued I come. --Cowper.
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5. (Law) Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon
the land by the sea. --Bouvier.
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Wreck
(gcide) | Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrecked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrecking.]
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1. To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by
driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to
become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.
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Supposing that they saw the king's ship wrecked.
--Shak.
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2. To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to
destroy, as a railroad train.
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3. To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to
balk of success, and bring disaster on.
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Weak and envied, if they should conspire,
They wreck themselves. --Daniel.
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Wreck
(gcide) | Wreck \Wreck\, v. i.
1. To suffer wreck or ruin. --Milton.
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2. To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or
in plundering.
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wreck
(wn) | wreck
n 1: something or someone that has suffered ruin or
dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it";
"thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
2: an accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: shipwreck,
wreck]
3: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);
"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
[syn: crash, wreck]
4: a ship that has been destroyed at sea
v 1: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"
[syn: bust up, wreck, wrack] |
WRECK
(bouvier) | WRECK, mar. law. A wreck (called in law Latin, wreccum maris, and in law
French, wrec de mer,) signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast
upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong
to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law. 2 Inst. 167;
Bract. 1. 3, c. 3; Mirror, c. 1, s. 13, and c. 3.
2. The term `wreck of the sea' includes, 1. Goods found at low water,
between high and low water mark; and 2. Goods between the same limits,
partly resting on the ground, but still moved by the water. 3 Hagg. Adm. R.
257.
3. When goods have touched the ground, and have again been floated by
the tide, and are within low water mark; whether they are to be considered
wreck will depend upon the circumstances whether they were, seized by a
person wading, or swimming, or in a boat. 3 Hagg. Adm. R. 294. But if a
human being, or even an animal, as a dog, cat, hawk, &c. escape alive from
the ship, or if there be any marks upon the goods by which they may be known
again, they are not, at common law, considered as wrecked. 5 Burr. 2738-9; 2
Chit. Com. Law, c. 6, p. 102; 2 Kent, Com. 292; 22 Vin. Ab. 535; 1 Bro. Civ.
Law, 238; Park, Ins. Index, h.t.; Molloy, Jur. Mar. Index, h.t.
4. The act of congress of March 1, 1823, provides, Sec. 21, That,
before any goods, wares or merchandise, which may be taken from any wreck,
shall be admitted to an entry, the same shall be appraised in the manner
prescribed in the sixteenth section of this act and the same proceedings
shall be ordered and executed in all cases where a reduction of duties shall
be claimed on account of damage which any goods, wares, or merchandise,
shall have sustained in the course of the voyage and in all cases where the
owner, importer, consignee, or agent, shall be dissatisfied with such
appraisement, he shall be entitled to the privileges provided in the
eighteenth section of this act. Vide Naufrage.
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wrecking
(mass) | wrecking
- ničenie |
be shipwrecked
(encz) | be shipwrecked,ztroskotat be shipwrecked,ztroskotávat |
housewrecker
(encz) | housewrecker, n: |
shipwreck
(encz) | shipwreck,vrak n: Zdeněk Brožshipwreck,ztroskotat jk |
shipwreck survivor
(encz) | shipwreck survivor, n: |
shipwrecked
(encz) | shipwrecked,ztroskotaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shipwrecked person
(encz) | shipwrecked person,ztroskotanec |
trainwreck
(encz) | trainwreck,neštěstí n: [hovor.] josetrainwreck,pohroma n: [hovor.] josetrainwreck,popleta n: [hovor.] jose |
wreckage
(encz) | wreckage,trosky n: Zdeněk Brožwreckage,vrak n: Zdeněk Brož |
wrecked
(encz) | wrecked,rozbitý adj: Zdeněk Brožwrecked,ztroskotaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wrecker
(encz) | wrecker,ničitel n: Zdeněk Brožwrecker,vyprošťovací vozidlo n: Zdeněk Brož |
wreckfish
(encz) | wreckfish, n: |
wrecking
(encz) | wrecking,ničení n: Zdeněk Brožwrecking,vyprošťovací adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wrecking bar
(encz) | wrecking bar, n: |
wrecks
(encz) | wrecks,trosky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožwrecks,vraky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Bewreck
(gcide) | Bewreck \Be*wreck"\, v. t.
To wreck. [Obs.]
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Shipwreck
(gcide) | Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, n.
1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other
vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks,
shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.
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2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts
of such a ship; wreckage. --Dryden.
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3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
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Holding faith and a good conscience, which some
having put away concerning faith have made
shipwreck. --1 Tim. 1.
19.
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It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry
had made shipwreck. --J. Morley.
[1913 Webster]Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]
1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on
rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a
tempest.
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Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
--Shak.
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2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or
passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;
as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison.
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Shipwrecked
(gcide) | Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]
1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on
rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a
tempest.
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Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
--Shak.
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2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or
passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;
as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison.
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Shipwrecking
(gcide) | Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]
1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on
rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a
tempest.
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Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
--Shak.
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2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or
passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;
as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison.
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totaled wrecked
(gcide) | destroyed \destroyed\ adj.
1. p. p. of destroy. [Narrower terms: {annihilated,
exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate,
desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted};
blighted, spoilt; {blotted out, obliterate,
obliterated}; demolished, dismantled, razed; {done
for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,
finished(predicate)}; extinguished; {ruined, wiped
out(predicate), impoverished}; totaled, wrecked;
war-torn, war-worn; {despoiled, pillaged, raped,
ravaged, sacked}] Also See: damaged. Antonym:
preserved
[WordNet 1.5]
2. destroyed physically or morally.
Syn: ruined.
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Unwrecked
(gcide) | Unwrecked \Unwrecked\
See wrecked. |
Wreck
(gcide) | Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. & n.
See 2d & 3d Wreak.
[1913 Webster]Wreck \Wreck\, n. [OE. wrak, AS. wr[ae]c exile, persecution,
misery, from wrecan to drive out, punish; akin to D. wrak,
adj., damaged, brittle, n., a wreck, wraken to reject, throw
off, Icel. rek a thing drifted ashore, Sw. vrak refuse, a
wreck, Dan. vrag. See Wreak, v. t., and cf. Wrack a
marine plant.] [Written also wrack.]
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1. The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on
shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the
force of winds or waves; shipwreck.
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Hard and obstinate
As is a rock amidst the raging floods,
'Gainst which a ship, of succor desolate,
Doth suffer wreck, both of herself and goods.
--Spenser.
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2. Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence;
ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train.
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The wreck of matter and the crush of worlds.
--Addison.
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Its intellectual life was thus able to go on amidst
the wreck of its political life. --J. R. Green.
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3. The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks
or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by
violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck.
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4. The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured.
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To the fair haven of my native home,
The wreck of what I was, fatigued I come. --Cowper.
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5. (Law) Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon
the land by the sea. --Bouvier.
[1913 Webster]Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrecked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrecking.]
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1. To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by
driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to
become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.
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Supposing that they saw the king's ship wrecked.
--Shak.
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2. To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to
destroy, as a railroad train.
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3. To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to
balk of success, and bring disaster on.
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Weak and envied, if they should conspire,
They wreck themselves. --Daniel.
[1913 Webster]Wreck \Wreck\, v. i.
1. To suffer wreck or ruin. --Milton.
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2. To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or
in plundering.
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Wreckage
(gcide) | Wreckage \Wreck"age\ (?; 48), n.
1. The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked.
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2. That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck.
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Wrecked
(gcide) | Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrecked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrecking.]
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1. To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by
driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to
become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.
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Supposing that they saw the king's ship wrecked.
--Shak.
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2. To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to
destroy, as a railroad train.
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3. To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to
balk of success, and bring disaster on.
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Weak and envied, if they should conspire,
They wreck themselves. --Daniel.
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Wrecker
(gcide) | Wrecker \Wreck"er\, n.
1. One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.
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2. One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of
vessels, etc. Specifically:
(a) One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder.
(b) One who is employed in saving property or lives from a
wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the
wreckers of Key West.
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3. A vessel employed by wreckers.
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Wreckfish
(gcide) | Wreckfish \Wreck"fish`\, n. [So called because it often comes in
with wreckage.] (Zool.)
A stone bass.
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Wreckful
(gcide) | Wreckful \Wreck"ful\, a.
Causing wreck; involving ruin; destructive. "By wreckful
wind." --Spenser.
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Wrecking
(gcide) | Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrecked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrecking.]
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1. To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by
driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to
become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.
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Supposing that they saw the king's ship wrecked.
--Shak.
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2. To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to
destroy, as a railroad train.
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3. To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to
balk of success, and bring disaster on.
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Weak and envied, if they should conspire,
They wreck themselves. --Daniel.
[1913 Webster]Wrecking \Wreck"ing\,
a. & n. from Wreck, v.
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Wrecking car (Railway), a car fitted up with apparatus and
implements for removing the wreck occasioned by an
accident, as by a collision.
Wrecking pump, a pump especially adapted for pumping water
from the hull of a wrecked vessel.
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Wrecking car
(gcide) | Wrecking \Wreck"ing\,
a. & n. from Wreck, v.
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Wrecking car (Railway), a car fitted up with apparatus and
implements for removing the wreck occasioned by an
accident, as by a collision.
Wrecking pump, a pump especially adapted for pumping water
from the hull of a wrecked vessel.
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Wrecking pump
(gcide) | Wrecking \Wreck"ing\,
a. & n. from Wreck, v.
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Wrecking car (Railway), a car fitted up with apparatus and
implements for removing the wreck occasioned by an
accident, as by a collision.
Wrecking pump, a pump especially adapted for pumping water
from the hull of a wrecked vessel.
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Wreck-master
(gcide) | Wreck-master \Wreck"-mas`ter\, n.
A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc.,
thrown on shore after a shipwreck.
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housewrecker
(wn) | housewrecker
n 1: a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a
housebreaker" [syn: housewrecker, housebreaker] |
shipwreck
(wn) | shipwreck
n 1: a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2: an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their
romance"
3: an accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: shipwreck,
wreck]
v 1: ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"
2: suffer failure, as in some enterprise
3: cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one
of the mysteries at sea"
4: destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked" |
shipwreck survivor
(wn) | shipwreck survivor
n 1: a shipwrecked person [syn: castaway, {shipwreck
survivor}] |
wreckage
(wn) | wreckage
n 1: the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked;
"they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" |
wrecked
(wn) | wrecked
adj 1: destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway
full of wrecked cars" |
wrecker
(wn) | wrecker
n 1: someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
2: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
[syn: saboteur, wrecker, diversionist]
3: a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove
cars from no-parking zones) [syn: tow truck, tow car,
wrecker] |
wreckfish
(wn) | wreckfish
n 1: brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around
rocks and shipwrecks [syn: stone bass, wreckfish,
Polyprion americanus] |
wrecking
(wn) | wrecking
n 1: the event of a structure being completely demolished and
leveled [syn: razing, wrecking]
2: destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or
ruined [syn: laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination,
wrecking] |
wrecking bar
(wn) | wrecking bar
n 1: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn:
crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar] |
SHIPWRECK
(bouvier) | SHIPWRECK. The loss of a vessel at sea, either. by being swallowed up by the
waves, by running against another vessel or thing at sea, or on the coast.
Vide Naufrage; Wreck.
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WRECK
(bouvier) | WRECK, mar. law. A wreck (called in law Latin, wreccum maris, and in law
French, wrec de mer,) signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast
upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong
to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law. 2 Inst. 167;
Bract. 1. 3, c. 3; Mirror, c. 1, s. 13, and c. 3.
2. The term `wreck of the sea' includes, 1. Goods found at low water,
between high and low water mark; and 2. Goods between the same limits,
partly resting on the ground, but still moved by the water. 3 Hagg. Adm. R.
257.
3. When goods have touched the ground, and have again been floated by
the tide, and are within low water mark; whether they are to be considered
wreck will depend upon the circumstances whether they were, seized by a
person wading, or swimming, or in a boat. 3 Hagg. Adm. R. 294. But if a
human being, or even an animal, as a dog, cat, hawk, &c. escape alive from
the ship, or if there be any marks upon the goods by which they may be known
again, they are not, at common law, considered as wrecked. 5 Burr. 2738-9; 2
Chit. Com. Law, c. 6, p. 102; 2 Kent, Com. 292; 22 Vin. Ab. 535; 1 Bro. Civ.
Law, 238; Park, Ins. Index, h.t.; Molloy, Jur. Mar. Index, h.t.
4. The act of congress of March 1, 1823, provides, Sec. 21, That,
before any goods, wares or merchandise, which may be taken from any wreck,
shall be admitted to an entry, the same shall be appraised in the manner
prescribed in the sixteenth section of this act and the same proceedings
shall be ordered and executed in all cases where a reduction of duties shall
be claimed on account of damage which any goods, wares, or merchandise,
shall have sustained in the course of the voyage and in all cases where the
owner, importer, consignee, or agent, shall be dissatisfied with such
appraisement, he shall be entitled to the privileges provided in the
eighteenth section of this act. Vide Naufrage.
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