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What is debris?

What is debris? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
  2. Litter and discarded refuse.
  3. The ruins of a broken-down structure
  4. (geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.
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The Sun agglomerated from a huge cloud of gas and dust, which was largely the debris left from previous expired stars and supernova explosions.
Coarse woody debris was sampled using the overstory plots as the delimiter.
Bent in two, I lifted my eyes and saw a roiling, black plume of ash and debris ascending into the sky.
Remember that most of the injuries in an air raid are caused not by direct hits by bombs, but by flying fragments of debris or bits of shells.
Cars were damaged by debris being blown around in the wind and torrential rain.
The police have moved them out but there is still lots of debris around and needs cleaning up.

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