Associations to the word «Wrecking»

Wiktionary

WRECKING, verb. Present participle of wreck
WRECKING, noun. The act by which something is wrecked.
WRECKING, noun. The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.
WRECKING AMENDMENT, noun. (politics) An amendment made in bad faith by a legislator who disagrees with the principles of a bill and seeks to make it useless rather than simply voting against it.
WRECKING AMENDMENTS, noun. Plural of wrecking amendment
WRECKING BALL, noun. A heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is used for demolishing large buildings.
WRECKING BALLS, noun. Plural of wrecking ball
WRECKING CAR, noun. A railway car fitted with apparatus and implements for removing the wreck resulting from an accident.
WRECKING PUMP, noun. A pump especially adapted for pumping water from the hull of a wrecked vessel.
WRECKING YARD, noun. Wreck yard.

Dictionary definition

WRECKING, noun. The event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled.
WRECKING, noun. Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined.

Wise words

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