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DEBRIS STORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does debris storm mean? 

DEBRIS STORM (noun)
  The noun DEBRIS STORM has 1 sense:

1. the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing buildingplay

  Familiarity information: DEBRIS STORM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEBRIS STORM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

debris storm; debris surge

Context example:

the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge

Hypernyms ("debris storm" is a kind of...):

rush; spate; surge; upsurge (a sudden forceful flow)


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