debris field

noun

Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.

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Meanings

noundebris field (plural debris fields)

plural debris fields

  1. idiomaticAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.

Translations

Polish rumowisko
  • rumowiskoarea, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material
Spanish campo de escombros
  • campo de escombrosarea, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material
Cite this entry
APA

debris field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debris%20field

MLA

“debris field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debris%20field. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debris field,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debris%20field.

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