Definition of rubble
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
fortifications knocked into rubble— C. S. Forester
b
: a miscellaneous confused mass or group of usually broken or worthless things
2
: waterworn or rough broken stones or bricks used in coarse masonry or in filling courses of walls
3
: rough stone as it comes from the quarry
rubble
verbDefinition of rubble (Entry 2 of 2)
: to reduce to rubble
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The first known use of rubble was in the 14th century
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