wreckage site
Debris field area
A wreckage site is the location where debris from a crash, collapse, or disaster is found.
The term applies most often to aircraft accidents but extends to any catastrophic event leaving scattered remains: Investigators combed the wreckage site for clues.
The phrase emphasizes the place rather than the debris itself.
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- plane crashAircraft accident with impact
- crashSudden violent impact
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- aftermathResults following an event
destruction · scattered · twisted · twisted metal · metal · investigation · survivors · no survivors · rescue · emergency · search and rescue · forensics · first responders · impact · collision · disaster · ground zero · remains
wreckage sitedeparture point
Where a journey originates
point of origin · launch site · home port · hangar · terminal
wreckage siteconstruction site
Where edifices get erected
assembly plant · shipyard · factory floor · repair shop · launchpad
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