debris
or dé·bris
[ duh-bree, dey-bree or, esp. British, deb-ree ]
/ dəˈbri, ˈdeɪ bri or, esp. British, ˈdɛb ri /
noun
the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid.
Geology.
an accumulation of loose fragments of rock.
Origin of debris
Words nearby debris
debrecen,
debrett,
debride,
debridement,
debrief,
debris,
debris bug,
debruise,
debs,
debs, eugene v.,
debt
Example sentences from the Web for debris
British Dictionary definitions for debris
debris
dbris
/ (ˈdeɪbrɪ, ˈdɛbrɪ) /
noun
fragments or remnants of something destroyed or broken; rubble
a collection of loose material derived from rocks, or an accumulation of animal or vegetable matter
Word Origin for debris
C18: from French, from obsolete
debrisier to break into pieces, from
bruisier to shatter, of Celtic origin