cobblestone
A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roadsA rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
» They live on a cobblestone street.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
Katzenkopf, Katzenkopfpflasterstein, Pflasterstein
булы́жникbulýžnik
брукі́вкаbrukívka
rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
(uncountable)Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.
The road was paved in cobblestone.
Examples
16 sentencesThey live on a cobblestone street.
Skateboarding on cobblestone can be dangerous.
ruКататься по булыжной мостовой на скейте может быть опасно.
The streets were made of cobblestone.
ruУлицы были вымощены булыжником.
It was decided to dismantle the cobblestones.
ruБрусчатку было решено демонтировать.
deMan beschloss, das Kopfsteinpflaster abzutragen.
She walked in high heels on the cobblestones.
deSie schritt mit hohen Absätzen über das Kopfsteinpflaster.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobblFrom Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).
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Forms
plural: cobblestonesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable