Dictionary

cobblestone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
   • In restless dreams I walked alone / Narrow streets of cobblestone 1964, “The Sound of Silence”, in Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., performed by Simon & Garfunkel:
2. (uncountable) Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.
   • The road was paved in cobblestone.

Forms

Deriveds

cobblestone ice · cobblestoned · cobblestoning

Synonyms

cobble

Translations (52)

es adoquín (a rounded stone) · ca llamborda (a rounded stone) · mk калдрма (a rounded stone) · de Katzenkopf (a rounded stone) · it ciottolo (a rounded stone) · fi mukulakivi (a rounded stone) · oc calada (a rounded stone) · el κροκάλα (a rounded stone) · ga doirneog (a rounded stone) · ru булы́жник (a rounded stone) · fr pavé (a rounded stone) · pl bruk (a rounded stone) · cs kočičí hlava (a rounded stone) · sv kullersten (a rounded stone) · sq lëmaqe (a rounded stone) · ka რიყის ქვა (a rounded stone) · sh kaldrma (a rounded stone) · nl keisteen (a rounded stone) · nb brostein (a rounded stone) · it pavé (a rounded stone) · eu galtzada-harri (a rounded stone) · uk брукі́вка (a rounded stone) · pl brukowiec (a rounded stone) · lv bruģakmens (a rounded stone) · oc pavat (a rounded stone) · ja 丸石 (a rounded stone) · yi ברוק (a rounded stone) · lt grindinio akmuo (a rounded stone) · oc pasiment (a rounded stone) · an tantonico (a rounded stone) · de Pflasterstein (a rounded stone) · ca còdol (a rounded stone) · pl otoczak (a rounded stone) · ja 玉石 (a rounded stone) · nl kasseisteen (a rounded stone) · ro piatră de râu (a rounded stone) · de Katzenkopfpflasterstein (a rounded stone) · an bolo (a rounded stone) · pt pedras arredondadas (a rounded stone) · qu khallki (a rounded stone) · pt paralelepípedo (a rounded stone) · da brosten (a rounded stone) · an ruello (a rounded stone) · nl kassei (a rounded stone) · pt calçamento (a rounded stone) · bg объл камък (a rounded stone) · cmn 鵝卵石 /鹅卵石 (a rounded stone) · et munakivi (a rounded stone) · pt pedregulho (a rounded stone) · hu macskakő (a rounded stone) · it ciottolato (a rounded stone) · el σκύρο (a rounded stone)