scatter debris
Frequency: 6.98.2 per million words
To throw or strew debris in various random directions.
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Examples (10)
- The tank exploded, scattering debris all over the field.
- The hurricane's powerful winds scattered debris from the destroyed homes across the entire neighborhood.
- A controlled demolition is designed to not scatter debris outside the designated zone.
- After the earthquake, debris was scattered for miles along the coastline.
- The volcanic eruption scattered ash and rocky debris over the nearby villages.
- The impact of the crash scattered debris across all lanes of the highway.
- Scientists worry that a satellite collision would scatter dangerous debris into orbit.
- The high-powered wood chipper can scatter debris if not used with caution.
- A cannonball strike scattered wooden debris and splinters across the ship's deck.
- The tornado had scattered debris so widely that it was found in the next county.