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# debris

noun (debris — uncountable)

«debris» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Broken pieces left after something has been destroyed or has fallen: bits of wood, stone, glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#m1)
2. Rubbish or small pieces scattered about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#m2)
3. (science) Rock and dust, or pieces of old rockets and satellites in space (space debris). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#m3)

### In the lessons

In news and safety lessons debris after a storm, earthquake or crash can be dangerous, so people stay away. In science «space debris» is junk orbiting the Earth. Phrases: «covered in debris», «flying debris», «space debris», «clear the debris».

### Examples

- After the storm the road was covered in debris. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#x1)
- Firefighters searched the debris for survivors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#x2)
- Flying debris can be dangerous in a strong wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#x3)
- Space debris circles the Earth very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#x4)
- The beach was full of debris from the shipwreck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#x5)
- We cleared the debris from the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «a lot of debris», not «debrises». Say DEB-ree (UK) or duh-BREE (US); the s is silent — it comes from French.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «debris» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«debris» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/debris.html) on Mova free.