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rubble

/ˈrʌb.əl/

rubblenoun

rubbles

Translations

щебень

The construction site was covered in rubble.

Строительная площадка была покрыта щебнем.

обломки

After the earthquake, the city was left in rubble.

После землетрясения город остался в обломках.

Additional translations

развалины

руины

Definitions

Broken fragments of stone, brick, or other materials, especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings.

After the earthquake, the city was left in ruins, with rubble scattered everywhere.

Rough, irregular fragments of rock or stone, often used in construction.

The workers used rubble to fill the foundation of the new building.

Loose, coarse fragments of rock that accumulate at the base of a cliff, slope, or glacier; talus.

Paths of scree and limestone rubble lay at the foot of the mountain.

Synonyms

rubbleverb

rubbled

Past Simple

rubbled

Past Participle

rubbling

Gerund

Transitive verb meaning to demolish or to fill/support with rubble

Definitions

To reduce (a structure) to rubble; to demolish.

The abandoned factory was rubbled to clear the site for new housing.

To fill, line, or support with rubble.

The builders rubbled the base of the wall for extra stability.

Synonyms

tear down

rubbleadjective

more rubble

Comp.

most rubble

Super.

/ˈrʌb.əl/

Used chiefly attributively to describe walls or masonry constructed from rubble.

Definitions

Made of or consisting of rough fragments of stone, brick, etc.; constructed from rubble.

The castle is surrounded by a high rubble wall.

Synonyms