Definitions
loose material (stone fragments and silt etc.) that is worn away from rocks
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dētrītus (“(that which is) rubbed away”), from dēterō (“rub away”).
Used in a sentence
“But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic detritus, no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?”
“The cutting head removes any chips out of the railhead and restores the required surface shape. The trains also clear up their own detritus as they travel. Neither milling chips nor grinding dust remain on the track.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Worn-away rubble”8 letters
02“Loose debris”8 letters
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