wreckage
[noun]
Synonyms: remains, debris, fragments, pieces, rubble, ruin

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

wreck‧age /ˈrekɪdʒ/ noun [singular, uncountable]

1. the parts of something such as a plane, ship, or building that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident:
Firemen managed to pull some survivors from the wreckage.
wreckage of
Accident investigators will examine the wreckage of the plane.

2. the parts of someone’s relationships, hopes, or plans that remain after they have been spoiled
wreckage of
She still hoped to salvage something from the wreckage of her marriage.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

wreckage
noun
ADJ. mangled, tangled, twisted | blazing, burning, smoking | aircraft
QUANT. bit, piece Pieces of wreckage have been found up to three miles away.
VERB + WRECKAGE scatter, spread The crash left wreckage spread over a wide area.
be strewn with The runway is still strewn with wreckage.
sight Wreckage has been sighted fifteen miles north of the island.
survey He surveyed the wreckage of his expensive equipment.
search, sift through Police are searching the wreckage for clues to the cause of the accident.
examine | clear The wreckage has now been cleared from the motorway.
be buried in, be trapped in Several people are still trapped in the wreckage.
crawl from | cut sb (free) from, free sb from, pull sb from He had to be cut from the wreckage by firemen.
find sth among The remains of an explosive device were found among the wreckage.
recover sth from, rescue/save sb/sth from, salvage sth from Another body has been recovered from the wreckage. (figurative) Could nothing be rescued from the wreckage of her dreams?
WRECKAGE + VERB be strewn Wreckage was strewn over a wide area.
PREP. amidst/among/amongst the ~ Bodies lay among the tangled wreckage.
in the ~ Her body was discovered in the wreckage.
~ from A search is going on for wreckage from the blazing aircraft.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

wreckage

be pulled from the wreckage
The driver was pulled from the wreckage of his car.
be cut (free) from the wreckage
She had to be cut free from the wreckage by firemen.
be trapped in the wreckage
He was trapped in the wreckage for almost seven hours.
wreckage is strewn/scattered/spread
The wreckage was strewn over a large area.
sift through wreckage (=carefully look through all the pieces)
Crash investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of the plane.
examine wreckage
Forensic experts were yesterday examining the wreckage.
survey the wreckage (=look at it)
After the explosion, they got cautiously to their feet, surveying the wreckage.
recover something from the wreckage
The bodies of two children were recovered from the wreckage.
burning/blazing/smoking wreckage
He managed to crawl away from the burning wreckage.
mangled/tangled/twisted wreckage
Recovery teams continue to clear the tangled wreckage.
scattered wreckage
The equipment was used to clear the scattered wreckage of the two trains.
aircraft/plane wreckage
The major task is now to remove the aircraft wreckage from the accident site.
a piece of wreckage
The fishermen were left clinging to pieces of wreckage.

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