Definitions for rubbleˈrʌb əl or, for 3,4 , ˈru bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rub•bleˈrʌb əl or, for 3,4 , ˈru bəl(n.)
broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished:
Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
rough fragments of broken stone, formed by geological processes, in quarrying, etc., and sometimes used in masonry.
Category: Geology, Building Trades
Origin of rubble:
1350–1400; ME rubel, robil, obscurely akin to rubbish
rub′bly(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus(noun)
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rubble(noun)ˈrʌb əl or, for 3,4, ˈru bəl
broken pieces left on the ground where a building has been destroyed
They searched for survivors in the rubble.
Wiktionary
rubble(Noun)
The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
Webster Dictionary
Rubble(noun)
water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls
Rubble(noun)
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
Rubble(noun)
a mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying under the alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock
Rubble(noun)
the whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc
Translations for rubble
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rubble(noun)
small pieces of stone, brick etc.
- rommel, bourommelAfrikaans
- كُسارَة الحِجارَه، دَبْشArabic
- натрошен камъкBulgarian
- entulhoPortuguese (BR)
- štěrkCzech
- der SchuttGerman
- murbrokDanish
- πετραδάκιGreek
- escombros, cascajoSpanish
- kiviprügiEstonian
- خرده سنگ؛ قلوه سنگFarsi
- kivimurskaFinnish
- gravatsFrench
- הֲרִיסוֹתHebrew
- छोटे अनगढ़े पत्थरHindi
- krhotine opeke (kamenja)Croatian
- kőtörmelékHungarian
- puingIndonesian
- grjótmulningurIcelandic
- brecciaItalian
- かけらJapanese
- 잡석Korean
- plytgaliai, skaldaLithuanian
- šķembasLatvian
- puingMalay
- steenslagDutch
- knust stein, pukkNorwegian
- gruzPolish
- خرده سنگ؛ قلوه سنگPersian
- د خښتو او ډبرو ټوټیPashto
- entulhoPortuguese
- molozRomanian
- щебеньRussian
- štrkSlovak
- gruščSlovenian
- šutSerbian
- grusSwedish
- เศษหินเศษปูนThai
- moloz taşıTurkish
- 碎石Chinese (Trad.)
- кругляк; галькаUkrainian
- ٹوٹے ہوءے اینٹ پتھرUrdu
- viên sỏiVietnamese
- 碎石Chinese (Simp.)
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