Debris
noun
Scattered pieces of waste or remains.
After the storm, there was a lot of debris on the road.
Often appears as...
- clear the debris
- debris on the road
noun
The remains of something broken down or destroyed.
They're still sifting through the debris of the plane crash.
Often appears as...
- debris of the crash
- amidst the debris
noun
Natural materials (such as rocks or water) broken down by weathering.
The beach is covered with shells and other debris from the ocean.
Often appears as...
- debris from the ocean
- debris washed ashore
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Technical
noun
Pieces of a spacecraft that have fallen to earth or are floating in space.
Satellites are at risk from the increasing amount of space debris.
Often appears as...
- space debris
- debris from a spacecraft
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Technical
noun
Scattered pieces of waste or remains.
After the storm, there was a lot of debris on the road.
Often appears as...
- clear the debris
- debris on the road
noun
The remains of something broken down or destroyed.
They're still sifting through the debris of the plane crash.
Often appears as...
- debris of the crash
- amidst the debris
noun
Natural materials (such as rocks or water) broken down by weathering.
The beach is covered with shells and other debris from the ocean.
Often appears as...
- debris from the ocean
- debris washed ashore
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Pieces of a spacecraft that have fallen to earth or are floating in space.
Satellites are at risk from the increasing amount of space debris.
Often appears as...
- space debris
- debris from a spacecraft
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Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Disaster Aftermath
Used to describe messy leftovers from destructive events, often involving community cleanup.
Volunteers helped remove debris after the hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/2Obstruction Implied
When 'debris' is mentioned, it often suggests that the scattered pieces are hindering movement or activity.
The road was closed due to debris blocking the way.
Pro Tip 1/2Disaster Aftermath
Used to describe messy leftovers from destructive events, often involving community cleanup.
Volunteers helped remove debris after the hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/2Obstruction Implied
When 'debris' is mentioned, it often suggests that the scattered pieces are hindering movement or activity.
The road was closed due to debris blocking the way.
Pro Tip 1/2Disaster Aftermath
Used to describe messy leftovers from destructive events, often involving community cleanup.
Volunteers helped remove debris after the hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/2Obstruction Implied
When 'debris' is mentioned, it often suggests that the scattered pieces are hindering movement or activity.
The road was closed due to debris blocking the way.
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The Survival of the Sea...
Roughly a month and a half after having been laid, the surviving eggs hatch, and the young turtles, each small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, squirm to the surface, emerging from the sand en masse, and making their desperate dash for the sea. Along the way, debris, pitfalls, crabs,
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What really happens to...
Here the ocean's currents have trapped millions of pieces of plastic debris. This is one of five plastic-filled gyres in the world's seas. Places where the pollutants turn the water into a cloudy plastic soup. Some animals, like seabirds, get entangled in the mess.
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Why do we cry? The three...
that cover her and keep dirt and debris away. Right next to Iris is the mucus layer, which keeps the whole thing fastened to her. On top of it is the aqueous layer, which keeps Iris hydrated, repels invasive bacteria, and protects her skin, or cornea, from damage.
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Why do your knuckles...
Synovial fluid is more or less the texture of egg yolk and its primary purpose is to cushion the bones and help them glide past each other. It also contains phagocytic cells that help clean up any bone or cartilage debris that ends up in the joint.
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How does fracking work?...
These vary depending on the specific characteristics of the fracking site, but usually fall into three acids for clearing debris and dissolving minerals, friction-reducing compounds to create a slippery form of water known as slickwater,
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Lessons we can learn...
bunch of men and women clad in identical great t-shirts emblazoned with the words Rubicon they came there to help residents comb through the debris for their possessions and their keepsakes then haul away what couldn't be salvaged
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The Fastest Carnivorous...
complete long bristles act as an energy saver for the plant as these stop passing debris from triggering the trap despite being found in europe asia africa and australia water wheel plants are now endangered and rare in the
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"Everything happens for...
the suffering of others. I was entering a world of people just like me, people stumbling around in the debris of dreams they thought they were entitled to and plans they didn't realize they had made.
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How did Polynesian...
Once navigators neared their destination, other clues, such as the flight patterns of birds, floating debris or vegetation, and types of fish in the area helped determine the proximity of land.
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What Happens When an...
impossible every orbital launch generates rocket parts as debris as mine once did some pieces remain orbiting forever some burn
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The Survival of the Sea...
Roughly a month and a half after having been laid, the surviving eggs hatch, and the young turtles, each small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, squirm to the surface, emerging from the sand en masse, and making their desperate dash for the sea. Along the way, debris, pitfalls, crabs,
Video examples
What really happens to...
Here the ocean's currents have trapped millions of pieces of plastic debris. This is one of five plastic-filled gyres in the world's seas. Places where the pollutants turn the water into a cloudy plastic soup. Some animals, like seabirds, get entangled in the mess.
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Why do we cry? The three...
that cover her and keep dirt and debris away. Right next to Iris is the mucus layer, which keeps the whole thing fastened to her. On top of it is the aqueous layer, which keeps Iris hydrated, repels invasive bacteria, and protects her skin, or cornea, from damage.
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
Synovial fluid is more or less the texture of egg yolk and its primary purpose is to cushion the bones and help them glide past each other. It also contains phagocytic cells that help clean up any bone or cartilage debris that ends up in the joint.
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
These vary depending on the specific characteristics of the fracking site, but usually fall into three acids for clearing debris and dissolving minerals, friction-reducing compounds to create a slippery form of water known as slickwater,
Video examples
Lessons we can learn...
bunch of men and women clad in identical great t-shirts emblazoned with the words Rubicon they came there to help residents comb through the debris for their possessions and their keepsakes then haul away what couldn't be salvaged
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The Fastest Carnivorous...
complete long bristles act as an energy saver for the plant as these stop passing debris from triggering the trap despite being found in europe asia africa and australia water wheel plants are now endangered and rare in the
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"Everything happens for...
the suffering of others. I was entering a world of people just like me, people stumbling around in the debris of dreams they thought they were entitled to and plans they didn't realize they had made.
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How did Polynesian...
Once navigators neared their destination, other clues, such as the flight patterns of birds, floating debris or vegetation, and types of fish in the area helped determine the proximity of land.
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What Happens When an...
impossible every orbital launch generates rocket parts as debris as mine once did some pieces remain orbiting forever some burn
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Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
I had a really hard time after 9/11. I was basically living across the street from the World Trade Center, and a big chunk of debris fell on top of my building, and the roof caved in. I thought I was going to die. Really. I'd never thought that before, but on that day I sat there and thought 'I cannot believe it's going to end this way.
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Ashraf Ghani
Afghani Politician
Organizations are accumulations of historical debris. They are not consciously thought. So when you ask the Education Ministry 'What's your core function and who's your client?' they laugh at you. When I say that the client is the Afghan child - and the Ministry is an instrument, not the goal - it's greeted with shock. It's a new idea.
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Alfonso Cuaron
Mexican Director
In 'Gravity,' nearly everything is a metaphor for the main character. The way I tend to approach a film is that character and background are equally important; one informs the other. Here, Sandra Bullock is caught between Earth and the void of the universe, just floating there in between. We use the debris as a metaphor for adversity.
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Bo Gritz
American Soldier
During the mission, Walter Jones, a team member was given a package containing bone fragments by a Lao. The source said they were from a crash site. He presented photographs showing himself in company with others digging around obvious aircraft debris.
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Barbara Kingsolver
American Novelist
To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another that is surely the basic instinct - crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is!
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Andy Goldsworthy
British Artist
Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned.
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Oliver Stone
American Director
I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take.
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Anselm Kiefer
German Artist
Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.
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Denny Hamlin
American Driver
I think there's always debris around the track, without a doubt you can call anything debris.
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Svetlana Alexievich
Belarusian Journalist
For me, people are like the black boxes found in the debris of airplane crashes.
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Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
I had a really hard time after 9/11. I was basically living across the street from the World Trade Center, and a big chunk of debris fell on top of my building, and the roof caved in. I thought I was going to die. Really. I'd never thought that before, but on that day I sat there and thought 'I cannot believe it's going to end this way.
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Ashraf Ghani
Afghani Politician
Organizations are accumulations of historical debris. They are not consciously thought. So when you ask the Education Ministry 'What's your core function and who's your client?' they laugh at you. When I say that the client is the Afghan child - and the Ministry is an instrument, not the goal - it's greeted with shock. It's a new idea.
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Alfonso Cuaron
Mexican Director
In 'Gravity,' nearly everything is a metaphor for the main character. The way I tend to approach a film is that character and background are equally important; one informs the other. Here, Sandra Bullock is caught between Earth and the void of the universe, just floating there in between. We use the debris as a metaphor for adversity.
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Bo Gritz
American Soldier
During the mission, Walter Jones, a team member was given a package containing bone fragments by a Lao. The source said they were from a crash site. He presented photographs showing himself in company with others digging around obvious aircraft debris.
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Barbara Kingsolver
American Novelist
To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another that is surely the basic instinct - crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is!
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Andy Goldsworthy
British Artist
Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned.
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Oliver Stone
American Director
I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take.
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Anselm Kiefer
German Artist
Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.
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Denny Hamlin
American Driver
I think there's always debris around the track, without a doubt you can call anything debris.
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Svetlana Alexievich
Belarusian Journalist
For me, people are like the black boxes found in the debris of airplane crashes.
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