Shipwreck
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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.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.