flagstone

flag·stone

F0161400 (flăg′stōn′)n.1. A flat slab of stone used as a paving material.2. An evenly layered sedimentary rock that can be split into paving stones.

flagstone

(ˈflæɡˌstəʊn) or

flag

n1. (Geological Science) a hard fine-textured rock, such as a sandstone or shale, that can be split up into slabs for paving2. (Building) a slab of such a rock[C15 flag (in the sense: sod, turf), from Old Norse flaga slab; compare Old English flæcg plaster, poultice]

flag•stone

(ˈflægˌstoʊn)

n. a stone slab used for paving. [1720–30]

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Noun

flagstone - stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stonesflagpaving stone - a stone used for paving

flagstone

noun paving stone, flag, slab, block If we trip over a flagstone, we can sue the council.

Translations

πλάκαcarreaudallepietra da lastricare

flagstone

flagstone:

see siltsilt,
predominantly quartz mineral particles that are between sand size and clay size, i.e., between 1-16 and 1-256 mm ( 1-406 – 1-6502 in.) in diameter. Silt, like clay and sand, is a product of the weathering and decomposition of preexisting rock.
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flagstone

A naturally thin flat stone, normally used as a stepping stone or as outdoor paving; sometimes split from rock that cleaves easily.

flagstone

[′flag‚stōn] (geology) A hard, thin-bedded sandstone, firm shale, or other rock that splits easily along bedding planes or joints into flat slabs. A piece of flagstone used for making pavement or covering the side of a house.

flagstone, flag, flagging

flagstone: paved walk A flat stone, usually 1 to 4 in. (2.5 to 10 cm) thick, used as a stepping-stone or for terrace or outdoor paving; usually either naturally thin or split from rock that cleaves readily; sometimes produced by sawing.

flagstone

, flag a hard fine-textured rock, such as a sandstone or shale, that can be split up into slabs for paving

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flagstone

flagstone, flag, flagging

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noun paving stone

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noun stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

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