debris


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
debris /ˈdɛbriː, ˈdeɪbriː/
noun scattered rubbish or remains.

■ loose natural material, e.g. broken rocks.

– origin C18: from Fr. débris, from obs. débriser ‘break down’.
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