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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.
DEBRIS meaning: 1 : the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed sometimes used figuratively; 2 : things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted.
debris. noun. /ˈdebriː/, /ˈdeɪbriː/. /dəˈbriː/. [uncountable] pieces of wood, metal, building materials, etc. that are left after something has been destroyed. Emergency teams are still clearing the debris from the plane crash. Several people were injured by flying debris in the explosion.
