debris (noun)

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• debris — ► NOUN 1) scattered items or pieces of rubbish. 2) loose broken pieces of rock. ORIGIN French, from débriser break down …   English terms dictionary

• debris — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ falling, flying ▪ She was hit on the head by flying debris. ▪ food, plant, rock ▪ These worms feed on plant debris …   Collocations dictionary

• debris storm — noun the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge • Syn: ↑debris surge • Hypernyms: ↑rush, ↑spate, ↑surge, ↑upsurge …   Useful english dictionary

• debris surge — noun the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge • Syn: ↑debris storm • Hypernyms: ↑rush, ↑spate, ↑surge, ↑upsurge …   Useful english dictionary

• debris — noun (plural debris) Etymology: French débris, from Middle French, from debriser to break to pieces, from Old French debrisier, from de + brisier to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish brisid he breaks; perhaps akin to Latin fricare to rub …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• debris field — noun Any area, non dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel… …   Wiktionary

• debris — noun (U) all the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed in an accident, explosion etc: The beach was littered with debris …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• debris — noun the irrigation channels were blocked with debris Syn: detritus, refuse, rubbish, waste, litter, scrap, dross, chaff, flotsam and jetsam; rubble, wreckage; remains, scraps, dregs, trash, garbage, dreck, junk …   Thesaurus of popular words

• debris-avalanche — “+| noun : a mass of rock fragments and soil that has moved rapidly down a steep mountain slope or hillside and because of its high water content has behaved like an avalanche of snow compare debris slide …   Useful english dictionary

• debris cone — noun : a mound of ice on a glacier protected by an isolated patch of fine rock debris from the more rapid melting that has lowered the surrounding surface …   Useful english dictionary

• debris — noun /ˈdɛbɹiː,dəˈbɹiː/ a) Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed. b) Litter and discarded refuse …   Wiktionary