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rubble / debris

nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ẽ.ˈtu.ʎu/en·tu·lho

Definition

1

Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially from the demolition of buildings.

Usage examples

“After the demolition, the yard was full of rubble.”
“It is forbidden to dump construction debris on vacant lots.”

Common combinations

pile of rubblerubble containerclear rubblerubble dump