The Open Dictionary

rubble

noun

UK/ˈrʌb.ᵊl/
US/ˈrʌb.ᵊl/

Definitions of rubble noun

  1. Uncountable

    The broken pieces of stone, brick, and other materials left after a building collapses or is destroyed.

    • After the earthquake, the entire city was reduced to rubble.

    • Only a pile of rubble remained after the old building was demolished.

    • Archaeologists discovered some ancient artifacts in the rubble.

  2. Uncountable

    Small, rough pieces of stone used in construction.

    • They used rubble to fill the gaps in the foundation.

    • Workers laid rubble on the road surface as a base.

    • The wall was constructed using rubble and mud.