flagstone

noun

flag·stone | \ ˈflag-ˌstōn

plural flagstones

Definition of flagstone

: a hard stone with uniform internal layers that split easily into flat pieces suitable for paving We chose flagstone for the walkway. flagstone steps also : a piece of such stone The patio is paved with flagstones.

— called also flag

Examples of flagstone in a Sentence

a walkway paved with flagstones

Recent Examples on the Web Privacy hedges guard the front, and out back, there’s a tropical backyard with a fountain and flagstone patio. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, "Actor Craig Robert Young lists Hollywood Hills haunt where SAG was born," 19 Nov. 2020 Beyond the net, anchoring a far corner of the backyard, is one of the water features: a recirculating waterfall that tumbles down stacks of flagstone and river rocks. — Tribune Media Services, al, "Alabama native’s private golf course modeled after Augusta at his Tennessee home," 14 Nov. 2020 These retreats are webbed together by pilgrims’ paths of mossy flagstone. — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "A storyteller walking the world stumbles across a 2,000-year-old civilization along a fabled river," 4 Nov. 2020 To do that, Stevens overlaid the existing aggregate deck with Oklahoma flagstone in various shades of brown. — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, "This $600,000 outdoor renovation at Hill Country Village home in San Antonio took 2 years," 16 Oct. 2020 Instead, the pool has a thin flagstone lip that separates it from the grass. — Washington Post, "Annapolis house has sweeping water views in every room," 18 Jan. 2019 The outdoor living spaces and flagstone terraces provide the perfect setting to enjoy sunset views over the Cherry Hills Country Club golf course and the Rocky Mountains. — Amanda Molitor, The Denver Post, "February’s active real estate market leads to two significant home sales," 20 Mar. 2020 Most mornings, in these days of isolation and social distancing, Laurel Forney runs with light footfalls across a path of flagstone and pebble to her shaded backyard fence. — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, "Youngster and older San Antonio neighbors maintain friendship by way of window in backyard fence," 1 June 2020 Its seawall includes a flagstone patio next to the water. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "This might be the grandest mansion ever built at Windmill Pointe," 16 May 2020

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