cobbles
Britishplural noun
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coal in small rounded lumps
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cobblestones
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Puleston-Davies will start filming Owen's return next week and will be back on screen on the cobbles in January.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The Tour has fixed something in Paris: taking what used to be a mostly-dull pedal around the cobbles of the Champs-Élysées and adding a riotous, repeat ascent which separates the best riders from the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
He showed a barren creekbed filled with cobbles, then a green wetland filled with ducks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Kigali, not far from the wall-like cobbles of Kwe Mutwe, I felt the hair on my arms stand up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
A few furtive shapes darted into alleys at the sound of hoofbeats on the cobbles, but no one dared accost them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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