RUBBLE


Meaning of RUBBLE in English

n.1 waste or rough fragments of stone or brick etc.

2 pieces of undressed stone used, esp. as filling-in, for walls.

3 Geol. loose angular stones etc. as the covering of some rocks.

4 water-worn stones.

Derivatives:

rubbly adj.

Etymology: ME robyl, rubel, of uncert. orig.: cf. OF robe spoils

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.