cobblestone
noun
cob·ble·stone
ˈkä-bəl-ˌstōn 
: a naturally rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder
especially
: such a stone used in paving a street or in construction
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The person with the notebook had lived on Gansevoort Street in 1974 and remembered the cobblestones slick with fat and the wee-hours prostitution.
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Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The tour will go from the cobblestones at Main Beach, where the festival will be set up, along the sand to Heisler Park.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Last month, officials in Bruges, Belgium, urged visitors to stop stealing cobblestones from its streets.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
Related article European city asks tourists to stop stealing cobblestones from its historic streets
And while tourists are being asked not to leave anything behind at the Giant’s Causeway, visitors to Bruges, Belgium, have been implored not to take a piece of the city home with them.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The tour will go from the cobblestones at Main Beach, where the festival will be set up, along the sand to Heisler Park.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Last month, officials in Bruges, Belgium, urged visitors to stop stealing cobblestones from its streets.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
Related article European city asks tourists to stop stealing cobblestones from its historic streets
And while tourists are being asked not to leave anything behind at the Giant’s Causeway, visitors to Bruges, Belgium, have been implored not to take a piece of the city home with them.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cobblestone
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“Cobblestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobblestone. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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