After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the 'debris' in search of survivors.
The crew cleaned up cigarette butts and other 'debris'. [='trash, rubbish']
She sifted through the 'debris' of her broken marriage.
(..) We can do nothing. - Yes, we can. - Ground speed is increasing. Get ahead of it quickly, or she'll bury you. We have debris! Right! Right! Left! - What now? - I have no idea. (..)1996 Twister
(..) Yes! Keep going! Beltzer, we got a view! I see it! Okay, I got it! That's no moon! It's a space station! We have debris! They're in the bear cage! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Look at this! Take a peek! (..)1996 Twister