A "debris field" refers to an area where small pieces of broken or scattered objects are spread out after an accident or explosion. It usually indicates a messy and disorganized collection of wreckage or fragments. Full definition
Awesome barely begins to describe how it feels to be behind the controls of a small fighter ship while flying through ship yards and debris fields while in full combat. (thevrgrid.com)
A new meteor shower is on tap for the continental United States as the Earth passes through an old debris field left behind in the 1700's by Comet 209P / LINEAR. (freedomizerradio.com)
Scientists have long seen evidence of ancient collapses in sonar images of giant debris fields in the shallow waters surrounding volcanic islands around the world, including Majorca in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. (scientificamerican.com)