Hypertext Webster Gateway: "debris"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
D'ebris \D['e]`bris"\, n. [F., fr. pref. d['e]- (L. dis) +
briser to break, shatter; perh. of Celtic origin.]
1. (Geol.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively;
especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain,
and piled up at the base.
2. Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction
of anything; remains; ruins.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
debris
n : the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
up [syn: {dust}, {junk}, {rubble}, {detritus}]
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