"cobblestone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/ [General-American], /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cobblestone.ogg Forms: cobblestones [plural], cobble-stone [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cobylstone}} Middle English cobylstone, {{compound|en|cobble|stone}} cobble + stone, {{cog|non|köppusteinn|t=boulder}} Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), {{cog|da|kampesten|t=boulder}} Danish kampesten (“boulder”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cobblestone (countable and uncountable, plural cobblestones)
  1. (countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads. Tags: countable Synonyms: cobble Translations (a rounded stone): lëmaqe (Albanian), tantonico [masculine] (Aragonese), bolo [masculine] (Aragonese), ruello [masculine] (Aragonese), galtzada-harri (Basque), объл камък (obǎl kamǎk) (Bulgarian), còdol (Catalan), llamborda (Catalan), 鵝卵石 /鹅卵石 (éluǎnshí) (Chinese Mandarin), kočičí hlava [feminine] (Czech), brosten [common-gender] (Danish), keisteen (Dutch), kassei (note: for paving) (Dutch), kasseisteen (Dutch), munakivi (Estonian), mukulakivi (Finnish), pavé (French), რიყის ქვა (riq̇is kva) (Georgian), Katzenkopf [masculine] (German), Katzenkopfpflasterstein [masculine] (German), Pflasterstein [masculine] (German), κροκάλα (krokála) [feminine] (Greek), σκύρο (skýro) [feminine] (Greek), macskakő (Hungarian), doirneog [feminine] (Irish), pavé [masculine] (Italian), ciottolo [masculine] (Italian), ciottolato [masculine] (Italian), 丸石 (maruishi) (alt: まるいし) (Japanese), 玉石 (tamaishi) (alt: たまいし) (Japanese), bruģakmens [masculine] (Latvian), grindinio akmuo [masculine] (Lithuanian), калдрма (kaldrma) [feminine] (Macedonian), brostein [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), calada (Occitan), pasiment (Occitan), pavat (Occitan), brukowiec [masculine] (Polish), otoczak [masculine] (Polish), bruk [masculine] (Polish), pedregulho [masculine] (Portuguese), pedras arredondadas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), paralelepípedo (note: for paving) [masculine] (Portuguese), calçamento [masculine] (Portuguese), khallki (Quechua), piatră de râu [feminine] (Romanian), булы́жник (bulýžnik) [masculine] (Russian), kaldrma [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), adoquín (Spanish), kullersten (Swedish), брукі́вка (brukívka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ברוק (bruk) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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  2. (uncountable) Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material. Tags: uncountable
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Derived forms: cobblestoned, cobblestone ice, cobblestoning

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          "note": "for paving",
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "a rounded stone",
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "a rounded stone",
          "word": "adoquín"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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    "Terms with Polish translations",
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      "sense": "a rounded stone",
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      "word": "bolo"
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      "sense": "a rounded stone",
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      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "galtzada-harri"
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      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "объл камък"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "a rounded stone",
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      "sense": "a rounded stone",
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      "roman": "éluǎnshí",
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      "word": "鵝卵石 /鹅卵石"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "kočičí hlava"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "brosten"
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      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "keisteen"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "kasseisteen"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "munakivi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "mukulakivi"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "pavé"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "riq̇is kva",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "რიყის ქვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katzenkopf"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Katzenkopfpflasterstein"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pflasterstein"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "krokála",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κροκάλα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "skýro",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σκύρο"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "macskakő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "doirneog"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pavé"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciottolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciottolato"
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    {
      "alt": "まるいし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maruishi",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "丸石"
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    {
      "alt": "たまいし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tamaishi",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "玉石"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bruģakmens"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grindinio akmuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kaldrma",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "калдрма"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brostein"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "calada"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "pasiment"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "pavat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brukowiec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "otoczak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pedregulho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pedras arredondadas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "note": "for paving",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paralelepípedo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calçamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "khallki"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piatră de râu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bulýžnik",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "булы́жник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kaldrma"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "adoquín"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "word": "kullersten"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "brukívka",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "брукі́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "bruk",
      "sense": "a rounded stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ברוק"
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}

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