wreckage

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Kurt Fishinger with Colorado Springs Utilities - which owns the water rights - said the wreckage is at an elevation of about 13,000 feet.

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  1. noun The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked.
  2. noun Something wrecked.
  3. noun The debris of something wrecked.

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  • The flotsam of great trees and the jetsam of huge boulders had been driven miles into shore, creating a blasted region along the shore, devoid of life Among the wreckage was a large metal box, seven feet in length, three feet in width and height. —  JEFF GRUBB
  • Strangely, they seemed to be acquainted with the most vital parts of all the delicate apparatus with which Doc had been seeking the origin of the ocean haunt In less than five minutes, the wreckage was as complete as if one of Professor Homus Jasson's bombs had been touched off Weather instruments, light recorders, the radio were ripped apart and smashed. —  040 - Haunted Ocean
  • Even as the wreckage is sifted through, it is critical to ensure Satyam as an organisation keeps running - there is too much at stake here for its employees and customers. —  Emergic: Rajesh Jain's Blog
  • Even as the wreckage is sifted through, it is critical to ensure [...] —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Even as the wreckage is sifted through, it is critical to ensure [...] - Reuters - Investors in Satyam Computer Services Ltd's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) have filed two class action suits against the Indian software services firm, the law firms representing the investors said on Thursday. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
 

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debris ·  wreck ·  hulk ·  ruin ·  rubbish ·  remain ·  masonry ·  shard ·  hull ·  cinder ·  driftwood ·  seaweed
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