debris

🇺🇸 /dəˈbriː/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdebriː/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
noun
C1

broken pieces left after something is destroyed

Workers cleared the debris from the collapsed building.

R

unwanted pieces left behind

Remove debris from the yard after the storm.

translation

n. broken pieces left after something is destroyed; unwanted pieces left behind