Debris
['debriː;'deɪbriː] or [də'bri]
Definition
(noun.) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
Typist: Terrence--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.
(n.) Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of anything; remains; ruins.
Editor: Milton
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Rubbish, ruins, remains.
Checked by Jo
Definition
n.sing. and pl. rubbish: ruins: a mass of rocky fragments.
Editor: Maureen
Examples
- There was no accumulation of fallen debris, forming a more or less rough ascent to them, as is the case with nearly all other cliffs I have ever seen. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The roads were strewn with the debris of broken wagons and the carcasses of thousands of starved mules and horses. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It had partially filled with debris so that how large it had originally been was difficult to say. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The greater part of the debris and rubbish brought down from the mountain slopes by the spring rains owes its origin to the fact that water expands when it freezes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- There was no accumulation of fallen debris, forming a more or less rough ascent to them, as is the case with nearly all other cliffs I have ever seen. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The roads were strewn with the debris of broken wagons and the carcasses of thousands of starved mules and horses. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It had partially filled with debris so that how large it had originally been was difficult to say. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The greater part of the debris and rubbish brought down from the mountain slopes by the spring rains owes its origin to the fact that water expands when it freezes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Checker: Roland