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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › debrisDebris Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DEBRIS is the remains of something broken down or destroyed. How to use debris in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEBRIS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   broken or torn pieces left from the destruction of something larger: After the tornado, debris from damaged trees and houses littered the town. (Definition of debris from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of debris.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › debrisDebris - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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."

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › debrisDEBRIS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

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   Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEBRIS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   broken or torn pieces left from the destruction of something larger: After the tornado, debris from damaged trees and houses littered the town. (Definition of debris from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of debris.

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

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   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. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › debris_ndebris, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEBRIS | meaning - 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.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › debrisdebris | meaning of debris in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    debris meaning, definition, what is debris: the pieces of something that are left af...: Learn more.