debris

Debris is defined as the remains of something broken, thrown away or destroyed.

(noun)

An example of debris is broken glass left in the road after a car accident.

See debris in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

rough, broken bits and pieces of stone, wood, glass, etc., as after destruction; rubble
bits and pieces of rubbish; litter
pl. debris a heap of rock fragments, as that deposited by a glacier

Origin: Fr débris < OFr desbrisier, to break apart: see de- & bruise

See debris in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also dé·bris

noun

a. The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage.
b. Carelessly discarded refuse; litter.
Geology An accumulation of relatively large rock fragments: glacial debris.
Biology The fragmented remains of dead or damaged cells or tissue.

Origin:

Origin: French débris

Origin: , from Old French debrisier, to break to pieces

Origin: : de-, intensive pref.; see de-

Origin: + brisier, to break (from Vulgar Latin *brīsāre, to press grapes, probably of Celtic origin)

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