Definitions for Rubble
ˈrʌb əl or, for 3,4 , ˈru bəlrub·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritusnoun

   the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rubblenoun

   The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rubble

   Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture; undressed especially as a filling-in. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash' (compare cornbrash). Where present, it becomes more noticeable when the land is ploughed or worked.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Rubblenoun

   water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls

2. Rubblenoun

   rough stone as it comes from the quarry; also, a quarryman's term for the upper fragmentary and decomposed portion of a mass of stone; brash

3. Rubblenoun

   a mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying under the alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock

4. Rubblenoun

   the whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc

5. Etymology: [From an assumed Old French dim. of robe See Rubbish.]

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1. Rubble

   Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash'. Where present, it becomes more noticeable when the land is ploughed or worked.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rubble

   rub′l, n. the upper fragmentary decomposed matter of a mass of rock: water-worn stones: small, undressed stones used in coarse masonry.—ns. Rubb′le-stone (same as Rubble): also (geol.) a kind of conglomerate rock; Rubb′le-work, a coarse kind of masonry of stones left almost as they come from the quarry, or only dressed a little with the hammer.—adj. Rubb′ly. [O. Fr. robel, pl. robeux, dim. of robe, robbe, rubbish; cf. It. roba, and the cognate rob.]

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1. lubber

2. burble

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rubble in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rubble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Rubble in a Sentence

1. Mohammad Usman:

   People have received phone calls from three or four people from inside the debris, so we cannot remove the rubble recklessly.

2. Kyle Anderson:

   It's possible that new explosions will blast through the rubble at the bottom of the vent, and these may or may not be larger than previous explosions, it's also possible that the vent could become permanently blocked, ending the explosions entirely.

3. Dinh Ninh Dan:

   People were screaming, calling for help from the rubble, i was very lucky to survive.

4. Jeb Bush:

   You remember the rubble at the World Trade Center? He sent a clear signal that the United States would be strong and fight Islamic terrorism, and he did keep us safe.

5. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   They are under the rubble, and we don't know how many of them have survived.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Rubble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rubble
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubble
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rubble
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Rubble
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Rubble