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   De·bris

   /dəˈbrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. scattered pieces of waste or remains: "the bomb hits it, showering debris from all sides"
   • ▪ loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock: "a stable arrangement of planets, comets, and debris orbiting the sun"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French débris, from obsolete débriser ‘break down’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Debris definition: the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble. See examples of DEBRIS used in a sentence.

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   Debris is trash scattered around after a disaster, like shattered glass on the road after a car accident. Debris comes from French for "waste, rubbish." Although debris usually refers to the trash leftover after some kind of explosion or crash, it can also be what's on your floor after hosting a kid's make-your-own pizza party, or what you ...

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEBRIS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. rough, broken bits and pieces of stone, wood, glass, etc., as after destruction; rubble. 2. bits and pieces of rubbish; litter. 3. Word forms: plural deˈbris (dəˈbriz ) a heap of rock fragments, as that deposited by a glacier. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdebris noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDEBRIS definition in American English | Collins English...

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   6 days ago · uncountable noun. Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of trash or unwanted material that are spread around. A number of people were killed by flying debris. Synonyms: remains, bits, pieces, waste More Synonyms of debris. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun debris. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEBRIS | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   noun [ U ] uk / ˈdebriː / us / dəˈbriː / Add to word list. broken pieces of something: Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a wide area. (Definition of debris from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of debris. in Chinese (Traditional) 碎片，殘駭… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 碎片，残片… See more.