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débris — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • debris noun Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
  • flotsam noun Wreckage or debris found floating on water, especially from a shipwreck.
  • rubble noun Broken fragments of stone, brick, or masonry, especially from a collapsed or demolished building.
  • tailings noun The waste material left over after valuable minerals have been extracted from ore during mining.

Senses

débris is used for these senses in English:

  • flotsam Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
  • old fart (slang, pejorative, idiomatic) An elderly person who holds old-fashioned views.
  • rubble The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
  • tailings (mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.

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