Look up: debacle

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   debacle
   a breakup overthrow sudden disaster 
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   debacle
   [n] - flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer 2. [n] - a sudden and violent collapse
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   Debacle
   De·ba'cle noun [ French débâcle , from débâcler to unbar, break loose; prefix dé- (prob. = Latin dis ) + bâcler to bolt, from Latin baculum a stick.] (Geol.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other débris.
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   Debacle
   De·ba'cle noun A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
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   debacle
   <geology> A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other debris. ... Origin: F. Debacle, fr. Debacler to unbar, break loose; pref. De- (prob. = L. Dis) + bacler to bolt, fr. L. Baculum a stick. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 M ...
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   debacle
   noun flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
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   Debacle
   • (n.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other debris. • (n.) A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
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   debacle
   
   1. a sudden and violent collapse
   2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
   3. a sound defeat
   
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