Dé-bris, n.

noun

(dā-brē'), n. [Fr. débris, from briser, to break, to shatter, Pr. brisar, brizar, from Ir. & Gael. bris, to break.]

Sense 1. (Geol.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.

Sense 2. Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction of any thing; remains; ruins.