Wrecker
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The Wrecker, wrecker or wrecking may refer to:
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- Wrecking (shipwreck)Wrecking (shipwreck)Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered near or close to shore. Often an unregulated activity of opportunity in coastal communities, wrecking has been subjected to increasing regulation and evolved into what is now known as marine salvage...
is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered near or close to shore - Wrecker (comics)Wrecker (comics)The Wrecker is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Wrecker was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appears in The Mighty Thor #148 The Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics....
is a Marvel Comics supervillain - Wrecking (Soviet crime)Wrecking (Soviet crime)Wrecking , was a crime specified in the criminal code of the Soviet Union in the Stalin era. It is often translated as "sabotage"; however "wrecking" and "diversionist acts" and "counter-revolutionary sabotage" were distinct sub-articles of Article 58 , and the meaning of "wrecking" is closer to...
was a crime of industrial or economic sabotage - Wreckers (Transformers)Wreckers (Transformers)The Wreckers are a sub-team of Autobots in the fictional Transformers universe, functioning essentially as a commando unit. They are not derived from the Transformers toyline but rather are the creation of Marvel UK writer Simon Furman, who introduces the Wreckers in the story arc Target:2006...
are a sub-team of Autobots in the fictional Transformers Universe - The WreckersThe Wreckers-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Singles:-Featured singles:^ Song was credited as Santana with Michelle Branch and The Wreckers.-Music videos:-Awards and nominations:-External links:***...
are a musical country duo - The Wrecker (novel)The Wrecker (novel)The Wrecker is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. The story is a 'sprawling, episodic adventure story, a comedy of brash manners and something of a detective mystery'. It revolves around the abandoned wreck of the Flying Scud at Midway Island...
, written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne in 1892 about a shipwreck. - The Wreckers (opera)The Wreckers (opera)The Wreckers is an opera in three acts, composed by Dame Ethel Smyth to a libretto in French by Henry Brewster. The first performance took place at the Neues Theater, Leipzig in a German translation by John Bernhoff as Strandrecht on 11 November 1906....
, composed by Ethel Smyth and staged in 1906. - The WreckerThe WreckerThe Wrecker is a British play, written in 1924 by Arnold Ridley, who much later played Private Godfrey in Dad's Army.The play is about an old engine driver who thinks his engine is malevolent and self-aware...
, written by Arnold Ridley in 1924. - The Wrecker (1928 film)The Wrecker (1928 film)The Wrecker is a 74 minute silent film made in 1928 . The film was based on the play of the same title by Arnold Ridley. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Gainsborough Pictures, directed by Hungarian Géza von Bolváry and starred Carlyle Blackwell, Joseph Striker and Benita Hume. A...
, a 1928 film based on Ridley's play - The Wrecker (1933 film)The Wrecker (1933 film)The Wrecker was a 1933 American action-romance film, directed by Albert S. Rogell and with a screenplay by Jo Swerling. It starred Jack Holt, Genevieve Tobin and George E. Stone....
, a 1933 film - The Wrecker (2009 novel)The Wrecker (Clive Cussler)The Wrecker is a novel by Clive Cussler.Isaac Bell is back in this sequel to Clive Cussler's The Chase.Most of the story takes place in 1907 in the United States of America...
, a 2009 novel by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott - Wrecking, a synonym for demolitionDemolitionDemolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....
Wrecker may also be:
- A vehicle used to tow away broken-down cars, see tow truckTow truckA tow truck is a vehicle used to transport motor vehicles to another location , or to recover vehicles which are no longer on a drivable surface.Towing services are generally provided by an emergency road service operator...
- A person who participates in sabotageSabotageSabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. In a workplace setting, sabotage is the conscious withdrawal of efficiency generally directed at causing some change in workplace conditions. One who engages in sabotage is...
- A wrecker is a person or ship used for hauling away material from shipwrecks, whether lawfully or unlawfully
See also
- The Wreckers (disambiguation)The Wreckers (disambiguation)The Wreckers may refer to:*The Wreckers, a country music duo founded by Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp*The Wreckers, an opera written by British composer Dame Ethel Smyth...
- Wrecking amendmentWrecking amendmentIn legislative debate, a wrecking amendment is an amendment made by a legislator who disagrees with the principles of a bill and who seeks to make it useless rather than directly opposing the bill by simply voting...
is made by a legislator who disagrees with the principles of a Bill and who seek to make it useless. - Wrecking yardWrecking yardA scrapyard or junkyard is the location of a dismantling business where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are brought, their usable parts are sold for use in operating vehicles, while the unusable metal parts, known as scrap metal parts, are sold to metal-recycling companies...
is an auto salvage yard. - Receiver of WreckReceiver of WreckThe Receiver of Wreck is an official who administers law dealing with wreck and salvage in some countries having a British administrative heritage.-Countries having a Receiver of Wreck:...
is an official of the British government. - Vehicle recoveryVehicle recoveryVehicle recovery is the recovery of any vehicle to another place, generally speaking with a commercial vehicle known as a recovery vehicle, tow truck or spectacle lift....
The European name for Wrecking when applied to vehicles.