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1. (n.) debacle
a disaster or fiasco.
2. debacle
a general rout or dispersal of troops.
3. debacle
a breaking up of ice in a river.
Etymology: (1795–1805; < F débâcle, der. of débâcler to unbar, clear =dé-dis -1+bâcler to bar &indirdesc; L baculum stick, rod)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) debacle, fiasco
a sudden and violent collapse
2. (noun) debacle
flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
3. (noun) thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping
a sound defeat
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1. (noun) debacle
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
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