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Debacle   /dəbˈɑkəl/   Listen
noun
Debacle  n.  
1.
(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.
2.
A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
3.
A complete and ludicrous failure; a rout, as of an army; a great disaster; a fiasco.





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"Debacle" Quotes from Famous Books



... Street. In overwhelming numbers, fully equipped, and with elated morale, they began the pursuit of the shattered Americans. The detachment of Continentals left at Kip's Bay to oppose the landing had fled without firing a shot. Washington, watching the debacle, had spurred his horse furiously forward, striking the men with the flat of his sword, lashing them with his tongue, in vain attempt to stop the panic. He was on the point of advancing alone when his bridle-rein was seized by a young officer. In an instant, again ...
— Fifth Avenue • Arthur Bartlett Maurice


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