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debris

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de·bris also dé·bris  (d-br, d-, dbr)
n.
1.
a. The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage.
b. Carelessly discarded refuse; litter.
2. Geology An accumulation of relatively large rock fragments: glacial debris.
3. Biology The fragmented remains of dead or damaged cells or tissue.

[French débris, from Old French debrisier, to break to pieces : de-, intensive pref.; see de- + brisier, to break (from Vulgar Latin *brsre, to press grapes, probably of Celtic origin).]

debris [deb-ree]
Noun
1. fragments of something destroyed; rubble
2. a mass of loose stones and earth [French]

Debris the remains of anything broken down; ruins, etc.; the accumulation of loose material or of rock, vegetable, or animal matter.
Examples: debris of the Alps, 1802; of an army, 1708; of an Empire, 1778; of ancient rocks, 1849.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.debrisdebris - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
rubbish, trash, scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed of
slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

debris
Translations
debris [ˈdɛbriː] nescombros mpl

debris [ˈdɛbriː] ndébris mpl, décombres mpl

debris [ˈdɛbriː] nTrümmer pl, Schutt m

debris [ˈdɛbriː] ndetriti mpl

debris
n debris [ˈdeibriː, (American ) dəˈbri:]
1 the remains of something broken, destroyed etc The fireman found a corpse among the debris. puin, oorblyfsels, wrakstukke حُطام останки trosky ruiner; brokker; stumper Trümmer (pl.) συντρίμμια, ερείπια escombros rusud آوار rauniot débris שְׁבָרִים मलबा krhotine, ruševine roncs puing rústir, brak rovine 残がい 파편, 잔해 nuolaužos, griuvėsiai drupas; gruveši puing wrakgoed ruiner, brokker, rester gruzy destroços dărâmături развалины trosky razbitine ruševine spillror ซากสลักหักพัง enkaz 碎片,瓦礫堆 руїни; уламки کسی تباہ شدہ چیز کا ملبہ khoản nợ 碎片砾堆
2 rubbish There was a lot of debris in the house after the builder had left. oorblyfsels, oorskot أنْقاض боклуци odpad, suť, drť affald der Schutt μπάζα, σκουπίδια restos praht آشغال؛ خاکروبه roska débris הָרִיסוֹת कूड़ाकरकट, कबाड़ smeće törmelék sampah rusl detriti がらくた 쓰레기 (statybinis) laužas, šiukšlės būvgruži sampah sarap puin søppel, rusk śmieci entulho resturi мусор odpad, úlomky, rumovisko odpadki otpaci skräp ขยะ döküntü, moloz 殘骸 сміття; будівельне сміття ٹوٹی پھوٹی چٹانوں کا انبار vật vô giá trị


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Two months after, they learned from Bowen, commander of the Albemarle, that the debris of shipwrecked vessels had been seen on the coasts of New Georgia.
it had partially filled with debris so that how large it had originally been was difficult to say.
Scarce had the debris settled than the ape-man was among the beasts, quieting their fears, talking to them in low, pacific tones, stroking their shaggy bodies, and assuring them, as only he could, that the immediate danger was over.
 
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