wrack

• Substantiv, das angeschwemmte, getrocknete Meeresalgen bezeichnet, sowie Untergang, Zerstörung oder Ruin von etwas; auch das Wachstum von Meerespflanzen wie Fucus und Laminaria.

A noun referring to dried seaweed cast ashore, the destruction or collapse of something, or the growth of marine vegetation such as rockweeds and kelp.

1. C1formalbritish

   Dried seaweed, especially that which has been washed ashore by the sea.

   Angeschwemmte Algen

   • The beach was covered in wrack after the storm.
   • Farmers used wrack as a natural fertilizer for their fields.
   • They gathered wrack from the shore to use in their garden.

   Synonymekelpseaweedtangle

2. Destruction or collapseC1formal

   The state of being destroyed, ruined, or collapsed.

   Zerstörung

   • The old building fell to wrack and ruin over the decades.
   • The economy was in wrack after the financial crisis.
   • His life went to wrack and ruin after the accident.

   Synonymecollapsedemolitiondestructiondevastationhavocruinwreckage

   Antonymebuildingconstructioncreation

3. Marine vegetationC1formalscientific

   A growth of large marine plants, such as rockweeds and kelp, found in coastal waters.

   Meeresvegetation

   • The rocks were covered in thick wrack at low tide.
   • Divers observed the dense wrack beds beneath the surface.
   • Wrack provides a habitat for many small marine creatures.

   Synonymekelpseaweedtangle

• Verb, das bedeutet, jemandem starke körperliche oder seelische Qualen zuzufügen oder etwas stark zu beschädigen oder zu zerstören.

A verb meaning to cause extreme physical or mental suffering, or to damage or destroy something severely.

1. Smash or break forcefullyC1formal

   To cause severe damage or destruction to something, often by violent force.

   Zerstören

   • The storm wracked the coastal town, leaving debris everywhere.
   • The explosion wracked the building, shattering windows and walls.
   • The earthquake wracked the ancient temple, reducing it to ruins.

   Synonymedestroydevastateravageruinshattersmashwreck

   Antonymebuildconstructfixmendrepairrestore