Definition of "débris" []

• The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage. (noun)
• Carelessly discarded refuse; litter. (noun)
• Geology An accumulation of relatively large rock fragments: glacial debris. (noun)
• Biology The fragmented remains of dead or damaged cells or tissue. (noun)

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• "Instead, he found Moreland inside, apparently dead, half-buried in debris from a direct bomb hit on the operations center."
• "The flight dynamics folks stated that the debris is approximately 10 cm in size, 2.8 km in front of Atlantis, .15 km below and 3.9 km out of plane."
• "So there wasn't enough time to do what they call a debris avoidance maneuver."