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rubble

[ruhb-uhl or, for 3, 4, roo-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

rub·ble

[ruhb-uhl or, for 3, 4, roo-buhl]
noun
1.
broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished: Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
2.
any solid substance, as ice, in irregularly broken pieces.
3.
rough fragments of broken stone, formed by geological processes, in quarrying, etc., and sometimes used in masonry.
4.
masonry built of rough fragments of broken stone.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English rubel, robil < ?; compare rubbish
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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  • What was once an archaeological treasure and tour stop became a moonscape of craters and rubble.
  • Note the coral rubble in the foreground, which was created by the net dragging on the coral reef.
  • See incredible footage of the tsunami swamping cities and turning buildings into rubble.
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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.  quarrying the weathered surface layer of rock
4.  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]
 
'rubbly
 
adj

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rubble
c.1400, from Anglo-Norm. *robel "bits of broken stone," probably related to rubbish, but also possibly from O.Fr. robe (see rob).
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