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rubble
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
rubble
(noun)
rubble
/
ˈ
rʌbəl/
noun
rubble
/
ˈ
rʌbəl/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RUBBLE
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noncount
]
:
broken pieces of stone, brick, etc., from walls or buildings that have fallen
Rescue workers managed to pull two injured people out of the
rubble
.
The earthquake reduced the whole town to
rubble
.
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