debris

Example Sentences

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Asteroids with more internal voids tend to absorb impact energy more effectively, which leads to deeper and steeper craters and less debris scattered across the surface.

From Science Daily

The mayor of Kyiv said before the air alert was lifted that drone debris had crashed in two districts of the city but did not report any casualties.

From Barron's

Researchers define the start and end of the mass extinction using a global geological layer formed from debris thrown into the atmosphere by the impact.

From Science Daily

Engineers with excavating equipment would be needed to dig through the tons of debris blocking entrances to Iran’s subterranean nuclear complexes and check for mines and booby traps.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were children's toys and packets of sweets among the debris.

From BBC