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Meanings of detritus in English

Portuguese
ruínas
Catalan
enderrocs

The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.

ruínas
Usage of detritus in English
1
The bacteria level in the food detritus alone must be hugely toxic.
Ape House
2
Fairy tales are detritus of myth, surviving echoes of gods and heroes.
A Study of Fairy Tales
3
Effects of detritus enhancement were much stronger than those of prey enhancement.
Pubmed
4
The barest standing-room was afforded by a patch of shingle and detritus.
The Stowaway Girl
5
There were vast boxes full of the accumulated detritus of ten years.
A journey: my political life
6
Very smooth drawer mechanism and plenty of space to rest bedtime detritus.
The Irish Times
7
Political economy therein spies a detritus, social philosophy there beholds a residuum.
Les Misérables
8
Our pasts are littered with the detritus of ex-partners and regrettable actions.
The Guardian
9
Her stopping place was only a shielded corner where detritus could accumulate.
Boneshaker
10
Conversation guided him through the detritus of burning equipment and scattered corpses.
Return of the Crimson Guard
11
I'm envious of writers, because a writer leaves this trail of detritus.
Chuck klosterman on media and culture
12
He nudged a pile of detritus with the end of his cane.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
13
The only human detritus that had turned up was a Zippo lighter.
A nose for justice
14
I limped down thoroughfares littered with the detritus of spent human merriment.
Woken furies
15
The water was filthy now, streaked with oil and spotted with detritus.
Zeitoun
16
A deafening cry to look and mourn the evil detritus of capitalism?
The Guardian
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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