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Debacle

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(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.

(2):

(n.) A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Debacle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/debacle.html. 1828.