debris

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[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from French débris, itself from dé- 'de-' + bris 'broken, crumbled', or from Middle French debriser 'to break apart', from Old French debrisier, itself from de- + brisier 'to break'.

[edit] Noun

Singular
debris

Plural
uncountable

debris (uncountable)

  1. Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
  2. Litter and discarded refuse.
  3. The ruins of a broken-down structure
  4. (geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

[edit] Translations

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed
Litter and discarded refuse
ruins of a broken-down structure
Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.
  • Spanish: fragmentos glaciares m.
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