Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

wreckage

American  
[rek-ij] / ˈrɛk ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. act of wrecking; wrecking; state of being wrecked.

  2. remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked.

    They searched the wreckage for survivors.
wreckage British  
/ ˈrɛkɪdʒ /

noun

  1. same as wreck

  2. the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; ruin or destruction

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of wreckage

First recorded in 1830–40; wreck + -age

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The footballer's body was recovered from the plane wreckage about two-and-a-half weeks after the crash and repatriated to Argentina, but Ibbotson has never been found.

From BBC

The Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador, strewing burning wreckage on the jungle floor.

From Barron's

The fire truck is on its side, surrounded by debris, wreckage and warped metal.

From BBC

According to Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Russian drone components recovered in wreckage in Ukraine include microelectronics manufactured in East Asia by Western companies, such as Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and AMD.

From Barron's

Then he shouldered his quiver and bow, and scrabbled in the wreckage for his small black basalt axe.

From Literature

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.