Debris meaning

Noun: debris

Pronunciation: (du’bree)

Debris meaning:

• Scattered pieces of rubbish
• The remains of something that has been destroyed.

Synonyms : dust, junk, detritus (detritus = remains of something that has been destroyed or loose material that is worn away from rocks ), rubble

 

Origin : French

Quotations : Buddha – What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world,where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What’s the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

Oliver Stone – 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.

Gordon Sinclair – Germany, Japan and to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy, were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts.

John Gautschi – It was nice to clear some of the brush and debris from thirty to forty years of growth. We weren’t sure how much work we’d get done last year, and this year we were shocked with how much better it looks. And it was great to see the parents and kids investing more.

Anita Patterson – Sanitation and the maintenance did an excellent job on debris removal. I would say that one of the things that the city really excelled in was getting the streets cleaned, the debris cleaned. I think the city departments that handled that did an excellent job.

Sample sentences:

1. The workers cleared away all of the debris from the demolished stadium.
2. We were able to take some of that debris over to a Ford dealer and he was able to, from part numbers on the debris, narrow down the type of vehicle.
3. There are tons of debris down there, the likes of which have never been seen. To maintain safety, we needed to limit the number of firefighters working on the site.
4. We’ve had to use the air hose to blow out the debris and vacuum and then wipe and vacuum everything down on the inside.
5. There were lots of bronze castings, but among all the debris we found a number of things that didn’t fit. It took me a year or two to figure out that the unusual finds were related to glass.
6. The dominant cause is escape debris burning. It is people burning household trash, leaves and brush piles. Those are the predominant causes of wildfires.
7. We try to avoid hitting debris, but it can be hard because there is limited visibility on the water and many times things like logs will float just below the surface of the water so you won’t know it’s there until you hear the noise.
8. We’re asking for some reasonable limits for going into the Gulf Coast and dealing with unknowns. A contractor goes into an unknown situation to remove debris or fix a utility line, and three years from now someone decides they did it improperly.
9. It must be frustrating, because you’ve got six months now since the storm, and a number of the schools obviously have not been touched since the storm. And they’re full of debris and exposed to the weather. It’s really heartbreaking.
10. There is a lot of lingering debris that has not been picked up yet, not been disposed of yet, and that has potential to ignite.