How to Pronounce "shipwrecked"
word
ˈʃɪpɹɛk
SHIP-rekt
ʃˈɪpɹɛkt
SHIP-rekt
Definition
If someone is shipwrecked, they are left somewhere, usually on an island or coast, after their ship is destroyed in an accident at sea.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃɪpɹɛk
British English
ʃˈɪpɹɛkt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHIP-rekt
UK
SHIP-rekt
Listen in Context
They were shipwrecked on a deserted island.
The sailors became shipwrecked after a terrible storm.
He wrote a book about being shipwrecked.
By the time help arrived, we had already been shipwrecked for a week.