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rubble

[ ruhb-uhl roo-buhl ]

noun

  1. broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished:

    Bombing reduced the town to rubble.

  2. any solid substance, as ice, in irregularly broken pieces.
  3. rough fragments of broken stone, formed by geological processes, in quarrying, etc., and sometimes used in masonry.
  4. masonry built of rough fragments of broken stone.


rubble

/ ˈ°ùÊŒ²úÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. fragments of broken stones, bricks, etc
  2. any fragmented solid material, esp the debris from ruined buildings
  3. quarrying the weathered surface layer of rock
  4. Also calledrubblework masonry constructed of broken pieces of rock, stone, etc
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù³Ü²ú²ú±ô²â, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rubble1

1350–1400; Middle English rubel, robil < ?; rubbish
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rubble1

C14 robyl ; perhaps related to Middle English rubben to rub, or to rubbish
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From the street, she pointed at what she could identify in the rubble.

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In the immediate aftermath of an earthquake, there is a 72-hour "golden window" when those trapped under rubble are most likely to survive.

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In nearly every street we turned into, especially in the northern and central parts of the city, at least one building had completely collapsed, reduced to a pile of rubble.

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His early 2026 reopening timeline for Palisades Village is likely months, if not years, ahead of the recovery timeline for other Palisades businesses and homes that have been reduced to rubble.

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The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers continue to pull out bodies from rubble.

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