debrisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdeb.riː//ˈdeɪ.briː/us/dəˈbriː/broken or torn pieces of something larger:
Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rubbish and waste
- detritus
- dross
- effluent
- flotsam
- freecycle
- froth
- jumble
- junk
- kitsch
- recycle
- refuse
- rubbish
- rubble
- scrap
- scrap heap
- scrappage
- tat
- upcycle
- upcycling
- waste product
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