rub·ble
(rŭb′əl)n.
1. A loose mass of angular fragments of rock or masonry crumbled by natural or human forces.
2.
a. Irregular fragments or pieces of rock used in masonry.
b. The masonry made with such rocks.
[Middle English rubel.]
rub′bly adj.
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rubble
(ˈrʌbəl)n
1. fragments of broken stones, bricks, etc
2. any fragmented solid material, esp the debris from ruined buildings
3. (Mining & Quarrying) quarrying the weathered surface layer of rock
4. (Building) Also called: rubblework masonry constructed of broken pieces of rock, stone, etc
[C14 robyl; perhaps related to Middle English rubben to rub, or to rubbish]
ˈrubbly adj
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rub•ble
(ˈrʌb əl or, for 3,4, ˈru bəl)n.
1. broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished: Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
2. rough fragments of broken stone, formed by geological processes, in quarrying, etc., and sometimes used in masonry.
[1350–1400; Middle English rubel, robil, obscurely akin to rubbish]
rub′bly, adj.
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rubble
- Comes from Anglo-Norman robel, "bits of broken stone," from earlier French robe, "loot, odds and ends stolen."See also related terms for odds.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  rubble - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken upslack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve |
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rubble
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Translations
كُسارَة الحِجارَه، دَبْش
štěrksuť
murbrok
rauniot
kõtörmeléktörmelék
grjótmulningur
plytgaliaiskalda
šķembas
grušč
moloz taşı
rubble
[ˈrʌbl] N → escombros mplthe town was reduced to rubble → el pueblo quedó reducido a escombros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rubble
[ˈrʌbəl] n (from ruined or demolished building) → décombres mpl
(for use in construction work) → gravats mplrub-down [ˈrʌbdaʊn] n
to give sb a rub-down → frictionner qn
to give a horse a rub-down → bouchonner un cheval
to give sb a rub-down → frictionner qn
to give a horse a rub-down → bouchonner un cheval
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rubble
[ˈrʌbl] n → detriti mpl; (smaller) → pietrisco; (of building) → macerie fplthe building was reduced to a heap of rubble → l'edificio era ridotto a un cumulo di macerie
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rubble
(ˈrabl) noun small pieces of stone, brick etc.
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