Trümmer — meaning in English

English meaning

• debris noun Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
• detritus noun Small pieces of rock that have broken away because of ice, a glacier, or erosion.
• wreckage noun The broken remains or debris left after something, such as a vehicle or building, has been destroyed.

Senses

Trümmer is used for these senses in English:

• debris Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
• detritus (by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
• wreckage Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.

detritus — full definition

1. noun Small pieces of rock that have broken away because of ice, a glacier, or erosion.
2. noun Waste matter left over from plants or animals that are rotting away.
3. noun Loose bits and pieces left over from something that has broken down.
4. noun A type of rock made from small bits of older rock, such as sand, pressed and stuck together.

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