wreckage

Definition

  • noun: the broken parts of a vehicle, building, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed
  • noun: the act of 'wrecking'
  • synonyms: flotsam, jetsam, ligan

Examples

  • Workers sifted through the 'wreckage' of the building, searching for bodies.

  • They cleared the 'wreckage' from the track.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What you doin' to me? Let me out! No! No, no, no! No! No! They expect one of us in the wreckage, brother. Have we started the fire? Yes. Fhe fire rises. Calm down, doctor. Now is not the time for fear. That comes later. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises