debris UK /ˈdɛbɹi/US /dəˈbɹiː/noun 3phrases 1 noun3 •Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.Melissa Foley clears debris in her neighborhood as the San Lorenzo River rises in Felton on Saturday, January 14. — 2023 •Litter and discarded refuse. •Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc. Phrases with debris debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
