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rubble

Definition

  • noun: broken pieces of stone, brick, etc., from walls or buildings that have fallen
  • noun: broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
  • verb: to reduce to rubble
  • synonyms: brash

Examples

  • Rescue workers managed to pull two injured people out of the 'rubble'.

  • The earthquake reduced the whole town to 'rubble'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hannah, you were supposed to report to HQ. I was blocks away. Any survivors? No, not yet. EMS is digging through the rubble. Make sure that Haz-Mat knows... Agent Wells, you're SIOC, okay, you're not a field agent. I need you heading up a crisis team at the operations center. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Designated Survivor Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1