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   Debacle (?), n. [F. débâcle, fr. débâcler to unbar, break loose; pref. dé- (prob. = L. dis) + bâcler to bolt, fr. L. baculum a stick.]
   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.
   
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   2. A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
   
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   3. a complete and ludicrous failure; a rout, as of an army; a great disaster; a fiasco.
   
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