wrecking

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• Wrecking — Wreck ing, a. & n. from {Wreck}, v. [1913 Webster] {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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wrecking — noun chiefly N. Amer. engage in breaking up badly damaged vehicles or demolishing old buildings to obtain usable spares or scrap. → wreck wrecking noun chiefly historical the practice of destroying a ship in order to steal the cargo. → wreck …   English new terms dictionary

• wrecking — [rekiŋ] n. the act or work of a wrecker adj. engaged or used in dismantling or salvaging wrecks …   English World dictionary

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• wrecking — /rek ing/, n. 1. the act, work, or business of a wrecker. adj. 2. employed or for use in wrecking: a wrecking crew. [1795 1805; WRECK + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

• Wrecking — Wreck Wreck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrecking}.] [1913 Webster] 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wrecking — noun Wrecking is used before these nouns: ↑ball, ↑crew, ↑spree …   Collocations dictionary

• wrecking — irimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos mechaninis ar cheminis skilimas. atitikmenys: angl. decay; decaying; decomposition; demolition; destruction; disintegration; failure; fracture; rupture; wrecking vok.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• wrecking — irimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos mechaninis ar cheminis skilimas. atitikmenys: angl. break up; decay; decaying; decomposition; demolition; destruction; disintegration; failure; fracture; rupture; wrecking rus. деструкция;… …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• Wrecking (shipwreck) — Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered near or close to shore. Wrecking is no longer economically significant; however, as recently as the 19th century in some parts of the world, it was the mainstay of… …   Wikipedia

• Wrecking Ball — Wrecking Ball …   Википедия