cobblestone
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cobblestone
- /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/ US
- /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).
noun cobblestones · cobble-stone
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A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
In restless dreams I walked alone / Narrow streets of cobblestone
Similar: cobble
- Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material. The road was paved in cobblestone.
Translations
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noun a rounded stone
| Español | adoquín |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 丸石 maruishi, 玉石 tamaishi |
| 中文 | 鵝卵石 /鹅卵石 éluǎnshí |
| Português | pedregulho, pedras arredondadas, paralelepípedo, calçamento |
| Français | pavé |
| Deutsch | Katzenkopf, Katzenkopfpflasterstein, Pflasterstein |
| Italiano | pavé, ciottolo, ciottolato |
| Ελληνικά | κροκάλα krokála, σκύρο skýro |
| Română | piatră de râu |
| Русский | булы́жник bulýžnik |
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