debacle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: debacle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for debacle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debacle n a sudden and violent collapse Synonym(s): debacle, fiasco flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer a sound defeat Synonym(s): thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Debacle \De*ba"cle\, n. [F. d[82]b[83]cle, fr. d[82]b[83]cler to unbar, break loose; pref. d[82]- (prob. = L. dis) + b[83]cler to bolt, fr. L. 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 d[82]bris.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Debacle \De*ba"cle\, n. A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.