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Definition of "rubble" []

  • A loose mass of angular fragments of rock or masonry crumbled by natural or human forces. (noun)
  • Irregular fragments or pieces of rock used in masonry. (noun)
  • The masonry made with such rocks. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rubble" in a sentence
  • "It takes only a moment to turn what you describe as rubble into a series of activities, of joyous moments."
  • ""Between 1999 and 2001, the Muslim Waqf removed and dumped more than 13,000 tons of what it termed rubble from the Mount and its substructure, including archaeological remains from the First and Second Temple periods.""
  • "Some 2,500 miners from Europe and countries with mining expertise, such as South Africa, have worked around the clock to move about 27 million tons of rock and rubble from the twin tunnels, working toward each other from opposite ends."