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Definition of Debris
1. Noun. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
Generic synonyms: Rubbish, Scrap, Trash
Specialized synonyms: Slack
Derivative terms: Dust, Junk
Definition of Debris
1. Noun. Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed. ¹
2. Noun. Litter and discarded refuse. ¹
3. Noun. The ruins of a broken-down structure ¹
4. Noun. (geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc. ¹
5. Noun. (alternative spelling of debris) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Debris
1. fragments or scattered remains [n DEBRIS]
Medical Definition of Debris
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Debris
Literary usage of Debris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physiography by Rollin D. Salisbury (1907)
"Disposition of debris in transit. The larger part of the material carried by a
glacier is carried in its basal portion; but some is carried in the body of ..."
2. The Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man by James Geikie (1894)
"WE have now discussed the character of the more or less incoherent accumulations
of gravel, sand, silt, and angular debris, which, in many parts of Scotland ..."
3. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"Figure 3 shows that the basal debris-filled layer gets progressively exposed ...
Initial ice ablation of this layer is rapid because debris-filled ice has a ..."
4. A Treatise on Rocks, Rock-weathering and Soils by George Perkins Merrill (1906)
"In most instances a very considerable proportion, in some instances all, of the
debris is removed immediately, or soon after its formation, and deposited ..."
5. The Quarterly (1893)
"Scientists as well as historians have done effective work in ridding history of
its debris. Scientific investigation has displaced many a lodgment of ..."
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