Synonyms for debris
dəˈbri, ˈdeɪ bri; esp. Brit. ˈdɛb ride·bris

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1. debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritusnoun

   the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

   Synonyms:
   detritus, rubble, dust, junk

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1. • Rubbish

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1. List of paraphrases for "debris":

   rubble, wastes, wreckage, waste, scrap, detritus, remnants, wreck, litter, ruins, dirt, leftover, residue

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1. Joe Sirard:

   The area is hilly along with canyons ... so the mud was created by the runoff ... and the debris flowing downhill.

2. Perrin Anderson:

   Debris and vehicles washed downstream in the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River from the campground.

3. Blaire Davis:

   What my teams are seeing and hearing - it's very hard to move around and get the information they need to move forward, speedboats are back in play, as long as the weather stays good... As the rains have stopped, roads are cleared, and debris is being cleared from the water, we're getting much better eyes on (the situation).

4. United States:

   Why not shoot Western Mindanao down ? We have to do the risk-reward here, so the first question is, does it pose a threat, a physical kinetic threat, to individuals in United States in the United States homeland ? Our assessment is it does not. Does it pose a threat to civilian aviation ? Our assessment is it does not. Does it pose a significantly enhanced threat on the intelligence side ? Our best assessment right now is that it does not. So given that profile, we assess the risk of downing it, even if the probability is low in a sparsely populated area of the debris falling and hurting someone or damaging property, that it was n’t worth it.

5. National Weather Service:

   This is a dangerous situation. Persons within the Camp Fire Burn Area need to be alert for the potential of mud and debris flows. These flows could impact area roadways, hill sides, and local streams and creeks, if you observe movement of soils, debris, or large amounts of water, you should move to higher ground immediately. Do not drive through water flowing across roadways.