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Debris
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Meaning
Noun
●
Rubble,
wreckage
,
scattered
remains
of something destroyed.
●
Litter and
discarded
refuse.
●
The
ruins
of a
broken-down
structure.
●
In Geology:
Large
rock
fragments
left
by a
melting
glacier
etc.
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Origin
debris
English
débris
French
debrisier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
brisier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
de-
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
dis-
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Debris
Detritus
Remains
Ruins
Rubble
Wreckage
Trash
DéBris
Dregs
Related
Dust
Shrapnel
Silt
Particles
Sediment
Soot
Dirt
Ejecta
Garbage
Craters
Sand
Litter
Sediments
Waste
Residue
Rubbish
Plastic
Pollutants
Material
Rocks
Sludge
Mud
Wastes
Gravel
Particulates
Contaminants
Microplastics
Pollution
Fragments
Soil
Rock
Ash
Moisture
Refuse
Water
Materials
Solids
Vegetation
Impurities
Air
Contamination
Ice
Snow
Cracks
Scraps
Meteorites
Space Junk
Volcanic Ash
Particulate Matter
Cave Ins
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