/deuh bree", day"bree/ or, esp. Brit., /deb"ree/ , n.
1. the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid.
2. Geol. an accumulation of loose fragments of rock.
Also, débris .
[ 1700-10; débris, MF debris, deriv. of debriser to break up (in pieces), OF debrisier ( de- DE- + brisier to break; see BRUISE) ]
Syn. 1. detritus, litter, trash.