burning debris

collocation in English

meaningsofburninganddebris

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burning
adjective
uk
/ˈbɜː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈbɝː.nɪŋ/
producing ...
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debris
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdeb.riː/us
/dəˈbriː/
broken or torn pieces of ...
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(Definition ofburninganddebrisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Burningdebrisfrom the explosion fell on fuel tanks at a nearby power station.
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Burningdebriswas thrown on the coalition's soldiers entering the city, causing many casualties.
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Falling,burningdebriswould also appear as downward streaks of fire.
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Burningdebrisfrom the collision and subsequent crashes set off numerous small brush fires in the area.
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Most of them just stood around, gazing at theburningdebris, and looking as though there was not much that they could do.
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Over two days,burningdebrisfanned by strong winds, set fire to the surrounding areas including a local court, department store, school and hospital.
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Fire officials blamed the fire onburningdebriswithin a barrel at a hunting club adjacent to the park.
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They helped save a house that hadburningdebrisdropping onto it.
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Fire whirls can set objects in their paths ablaze and can hurlburningdebrisout into their surroundings.
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He immediately proceeded to the wreckage and made his way through theburningdebriswhich was scattered over a wide area by the force of the impact.
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