rubble.

Broken pieces of stone, brick, or other building material, especially after damage or demolition.

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Words that belong together

• pile of rubble
• rubble masonry
• clear the rubble

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They cleared the rubble to expose the outline of the demolished room.

The garden wall was built from local rubble rather than cut blocks.

A child's blue cup lay intact among the rubble.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Also irregular undressed stone used in rubble masonry; not every rubble wall is ruined. Mass noun; no ordinary plural.