debris

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɛbɹiː/, /ˈdeɪbɹiː/
• (America) IPA: /dəˈbɹiː/

Noun

debris (uncountable)

1. Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
2. Litter and discarded refuse.
3. The ruins of a broken-down structure
4. (geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

Synonyms

• (scattered remains of something destroyed) See also Thesaurus:debris
• (discarded refuse) See also Thesaurus:trash
• (ruins of a broken-down structure) ruins
• (large rock fragments)

Translations

• French: débris
• German: Trümmer, Schutt, Ruinen
• Italian: maceria, rovine
• Portuguese: destroços, detritos
• Russian: обломок
• Spanish: escombros, restos

Translations

• German: Müll
• Portuguese: lixo, restos
• Russian: му́сор
• Spanish: basura, cachureo, ñiqueñaque

Translations

• French: débris
• German: Ruine
• Italian: calcinacci
• Portuguese: ruínas, escombros
• Russian: развалина
• Spanish: ruina, ruinas

Translations

• German: Geröll
• Portuguese: moreia, morena
• Spanish: fragmentos glaciares, morrena

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