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schipbreuk.

shipwreck (event where a ship sinks or runs aground)

10 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsxɪp.brøːk/
  1. shipwreck (event where a ship sinks or runs aground)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schipbrēke, scipbrāke, scipbrēkinghe, scipbrōkinghe, equivalent to schip (“ship”) + breuk (“break, fracture”). Cognate with Middle Low German schipbrōke (“shipwreck”), Old English scipbroc, scipġebroc (“shipwreck”).

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