cobblestone

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
2. (uncountable) Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.

Concepts

pavé

cube

dé à jouer

plaid

Synonymes

cobble

sett

pebble

rubble

water gate

cobble stone, boulder

Belgian block

fieldstone

paving stone

Traductions

paralelepípedo

Pflasterstein

llamborda

adoquín

Stümper

ciottolo

pavé

acciottolato

guijarro

calçamento

σκύρο

κροκάλα

Katzenkopfpflasterstein

Pflaster

Betonplatten

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: cobylstone

Appartenant à vieux norrois: köppusteinn

Appartenant à danois: kampesten

In summary

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).