debris

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Debris from a bridge destroyed in the war
Debris from a crashed Learjet

Debris is the remnants or fragments of a destroyed whole, for example a building or a vehicle . In alpine geology, large blocks from a landslide or material that has fallen from rock faces are also called this.

In disaster control , rubble from a destroyed building that is still lying on top of each other before being cleared is also referred to as cones of rubble . The area where debris is scattered is the debris field . In geology, the enormous rock masses that slide down from a collapsing volcano are called debris avalanches because of their extremely rapid flow behavior .

The word Trümmer is originally a plural of Trumm , but today it is only used as a plural tantum except in Austria and in Bavarian parlance . A pulp is a thing in general - predominantly if it is bulky or clunky or if it is “always in the way”. Trumm comes from the Middle High German expression drum ('piece', 'end'). Associated with this are the expressions drumen or drümen ('break into pieces').

The cut end of a tree trunk is also called a trump , which is where the trump saw gets its name from.

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Trumm  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. see entry Trummsäge in the Wiktionary