English Explanatory Dictionary

naufrage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. shipwreck
  2. ruin

Word forms

naufrage

Etymology

From French naufrage (“shipwreck”), from Latin naufragium (“shipwreck”), from nāvis (“ship”) + frangere (“to break”).

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