flagstone.

A flat stone slab used for paving, or stone suited to making such slabs.

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Words that belong together

• stone flagstones
• flagstone floor
• uneven flagstones

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The hallway's flagstones were cold even in July.

She lifted a loose flagstone to look for the key.

Rain collected in the hollows between the courtyard flagstones.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Names the stone paving units, not any tile or the upright stone of a wall. Count noun: flagstones; mass noun for paving stone.