"space debris" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} space debris (uncountable)
  1. All the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose. Wikipedia link: space debris Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronautics, Space Synonyms: space junk [informal] Translations (objects in orbit without useful purpose): brossa espacial [feminine] (Catalan), ferralla espacial [feminine] (Catalan), 空間碎片 (Chinese Mandarin), 空间碎片 (kōngjiān suìpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 太空垃圾 (tàikōng lājī) (Chinese Mandarin), ruimteschroot (Dutch), avaruusromu (Finnish), Weltraumschrott [masculine] (German), Weltraummüll [masculine] (German), űrszemét (Hungarian), kozmikus hulladék (Hungarian), 宇宙ごみ (uchūgomi) (Japanese), 우주 쓰레기 (uju sseuregi) (Korean), reja angkasa (Malay), sampah angkasa (Malay), kosmiczne śmieci [feminine, plural] (Polish), detrito espacial [masculine] (Portuguese), lixo espacial [masculine] (Portuguese), косми́ческий му́сор (kosmíčeskij músor) [masculine] (Russian), basura espacial [feminine] (Spanish), rymdskrot [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-space_debris-en-noun-d9Qnq-qM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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