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.
Recorded US: Sylvanmoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» They live on a cobblestone street.
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
The streets were made of cobblestone.
ruУлицы были вымощены булыжником. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
It was decided to dismantle the cobblestones.
ruБрусчатку было решено демонтировать. — ZegPhig
deMan beschloss, das Kopfsteinpflaster abzutragen. — Yorwba
She walked in high heels on the cobblestones.
deSie schritt mit hohen Absätzen über das Kopfsteinpflaster. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
See also
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