This is the 15726th most frequent Polish word.
szczątki
"Remains" or "fragments."
In this sentence, "szczątki" means remains, specifically referring to remnants of an ancient city.
Na pustyni znaleziono szczątki starożytnego miasta.
Ancient city remains were found in the desert.
Here, "szczątki" refers to debris, indicating fragmented parts of the crashed aircraft.
Szczątki rozbitego samolotu pokrywały całą okolicę.
Debris from the crashed airplane covered the entire area.
The term "szczątki" is used here to describe remains or remnants of an animal, possibly fossilized parts.