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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

파편 지대

Pronunciation / Transliteration: papyeon jidae

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Debris field/ˈdɛb.riː fiːld/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우주선이 폭발하여 거대한 파편 지대를 형성했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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."
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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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