wreckage
noun/ˈrɛkɪdʒ/
Frequency rank: #9,697 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the broken remains of something that has been destroyed or badly damaged
Example sentence
Rescue workers searched through the wreckage to find survivors after the plane crash.
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