debris vs rubble

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0Is there any significant difference between rubble and debris? I did a search on google images and also looked them up in a dictionary,but I can't tell them apart.02br02br00Some of the 200 rescuers clawed the rubble/debris in the hopes of finding some survivors while some02br00manned giant cranes to remove tons of debris.02br02br00Thanks in advance!0-

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

0 rubble: larger in size, IMO 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0 That helps. Thanks MH!0-

Huevos · Answer

0They are not the same or just different by size. 02br
01b00Rubble02b00 is normally broken pieces of masonary, stone or rock as a result of demolision, bombing, quarrying or geological process, 01b00debris02b00 on the other hand is the scatted remains of anything broken down or destroyed. i.e. "01i00After the tornado struck 01b00debris 02b00from cars and trees lay everywhere.02i00" could never read "01i00After the tornado struck 01b00rubble 02b00from cars and trees lay everywhere.02i00" because they are not derived from stone. 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks Huevos. That's interesting.0-

Pter · Answer

0Yes, debris can be anything broken into pieces, e.g. furniture, wood, pipes, glass, plastic, rocks.  Rubble only refers to anything stone-like, including rocks, bricks and concrete.  0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks Pter for confirming that. 0-

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