OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 10514

rubble

/ˈɹʌb.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
desmonte • escombra • escombros
The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
The main East Coast line from Edinburgh to Berwick was blocked at Cockburnspath and Grantshouse by flood water, which washed away part of an embankment, and by the collapse of abou…
The old boulevard now was a sagging ruin, waiting for the wreckers. … You'd have to loathe yourself vividly to be indifferent to such destruction or, worse, rejoice at the crushing…
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