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Rubble — Rub ble, n. [From an assumed Old French dim. of robe See {Rubbish}.] 1. Water worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls. [1913 Webster] Inside [the wall] there was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rubble — stones of small or medium size, 76 305 mm diameter 1) irregular shaped rock fragments of varying size 2) substrate particles in streams between 64 and 256 mm in diameter … Dictionary of ichthyology
Rubble — For other uses, see Rubble (disambiguation). Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture. This word is closely connected in derivation with rubbish , which was formerly also applied to what we now call rubble . Rubble naturally… … Wikipedia
rubble masonry — also called rubblework the use of undressed, rough stone, generally in the construction of walls (wall). Dry stone random rubble walls, for which rough stones are piled up without mortar, are the most basic form. An intermediate method is … Universalium
Rubble masonry — or cut stone.Coursed rubble is wall construction with the stones roughly dressed and set in deep, approximate courses.Speckled rubble is a rubble wall with small pieces of stone sometimes called snecks filling the irregular spaces between the… … Wikipedia
rubble — [[t]rʌ̱b(ə)l[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT When a building is destroyed, the pieces of brick, stone, or other materials that remain are referred to as rubble. Thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble... Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble … English dictionary
rubble — I. noun Etymology: Middle English robyl Date: 14th century 1. a. broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building < fortifications knocked into rubble C. S. Forester > b. a miscellaneous confused mass or group… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rubble, Coursed — ♦ With stones very roughly dressed and levelled. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Coursed Rubble, Rubble … Medieval glossary
rubble — n. 1 waste or rough fragments of stone or brick etc. 2 pieces of undressed stone used, esp. as filling in, for walls. 3 Geol. loose angular stones etc. as the covering of some rocks. 4 water worn stones. Derivatives: rubbly adj. Etymology: ME… … Useful english dictionary
rubble — rub|ble [ˈrʌbəl] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Anglo French, from Old French robe; ROBE] broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed … Dictionary of contemporary English
rubble — noun (U) broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
