Main Entry: de·bris

Pronunciation: \də-ˈbrē, dā-ˈ, ˈdā-ˌ, British usually ˈde-(ˌ)brē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural de·bris \-ˈbrēz, -ˌbrēz\

Etymology: French débris, from Middle French, from debriser to break to pieces, from Old French debrisier, from de- + brisier to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish brisid he breaks; perhaps akin to Latin fricare to rub — more at friction

Date: 1708

1 : the remains of something broken down or destroyed
2 : an accumulation of fragments of rock
3 : something discarded : rubbish