hylky
Hylky is a Finnish noun with multiple related meanings. In maritime usage, hylky refers to a shipwreck—the remains of a vessel that has sunk or run aground and is no longer seaworthy. Such wrecks are of interest to historians, archaeologists, divers, and salvage operators. Wrecks may lie on the seabed or in inland waterways, and their legal status can be governed by national laws concerning underwater cultural heritage, salvage rights, and protection of wreck sites. In many cases wrecks are surveyed, mapped, and sometimes protected as historical artifacts.
In a figurative or administrative sense, hylky describes something that has been rejected or discarded because
Etymologically, hylky is a native Finnish word with senses evolving over time in both nautical and administrative
See also: shipwreck, salvage, underwater archaeology, rejection (in Finnish context).