"debris" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛbriː/ [UK], /dəˈbriː/ [US] Audio: en-us-debris.ogg [US] Forms: debris [singular], – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The bits of something that are left after an object has been destroyed; rubble, wreckage.
    Sense id: simple-debris-en-noun-~WBn4kK1
  2. litter or trash that has been discarded.
    Sense id: simple-debris-en-noun-MO96Gm1S
  3. Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.
    Sense id: simple-debris-en-noun-U2v3kynm Categories (other): Geology
     
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