debris field

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Noun

debris field (plural debris fields)

(idiomatic) 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.

Translations

area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material

Polish: rumowisko (pl) n
Spanish: campo de escombros m

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