Rubble Definition
rŭbəl
noun
Rough, irregular, loose fragments of rock, broken from larger bodies either by natural processes or artificially, as by blasting.
Webster's New World
Irregular fragments or pieces of rock used in masonry.
American Heritage
Masonry made of rubble; rubblework.
Webster's New World
Debris from buildings, etc., resulting from earthquake, bombing, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Rubble
Noun
Singular:
rubble
Plural:
rubblesOrigin of Rubble
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Anglo-Norman *robel (“bits of broken stone"). Presumably related to rubbish, originally of same meaning (bits of stone). Ultimately presumably from Proto-Germanic *raub- (“to break"), perhaps via Old French robe (English rob (“steal")) in sense of “plunder, destroy"; see also Middle English, Middle French -el.
From Wiktionary
Middle English rubel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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