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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrümmerfeld
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtʁʏmɐˌfɛlt
"Das Flugzeug hinterließ ein großes Trümmerfeld."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area scattered with fragments or pieces of a larger object that has been destroyed, broken apart, or disintegrated.
"Rescue teams searched through the vast debris field following the aircraft accident." - 2
A region in space containing leftover material from cosmic impacts, satellite collisions, or spacecraft breakups.
"The defunct satellite created a dangerous debris field in low Earth orbit."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'debris', derived from the Old French 'dėbriser' meaning to break down or smash apart (from 'des-' + 'briser'), and 'field', stemming from Old English 'feld' denoting open land or an expanse. Originally used primarily in military and geological contexts, the compound gained significant modern prominence in space exploration, accident investigation, and disaster recovery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Debris field" is said worldwide
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champ de débris
Transliteration: shɑ̃ də dɛ.bʁi
"Les enquêteurs ont examiné le champ de débris."
Trümmerfeld
Transliteration: ˈtʁʏmɐˌfɛlt
"Das Flugzeug hinterließ ein großes Trümmerfeld."
campo di detriti
Transliteration: ˈkampo di deˈtri.ti
"I soccorritori hanno perlustrato il campo di detriti."
campo de escombros
Transliteration: ˈkampo de esˈkob.ros
"La explosión dejó un extenso campo de escombros."
campo de destroços
Transliteration: ˈkɐ̃pu dʒi dɨsˈtɾɔ.sus
"O impacto gerou um enorme campo de destroços."
मलबے का क्षेत्र
Transliteration: malbe ka kshetra
"दुर्ghatna ke baad wahan ek malbe ka kshetra ban gaya."
碎片场
Transliteration: suì piàn chǎng
"事故现场留下了一个巨大的碎片场。"
파편 지대
Transliteration: papyeon jidae
"우주선이 폭발하여 거대한 파편 지대를 형성했다."
破片領域
Transliteration: hahen ryōiki
"その事故により広範囲な破片領域が形成された。"
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