- 1the parts of a vehicle, building, etc. that remain after it has been badly damaged or destroyed A few survivors were pulled from the wreckage. Pieces of wreckage were found ten miles away from the scene of the explosion.
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- 2(figurative) Could nothing be rescued from the wreckage of her dreams?
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