different between cobblestone vs macadam

English

Etymology

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble +? stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?bl??sto?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?bl??st??n/
• Hyphenation: cob?ble?stone

Noun

cobblestone (plural cobblestones)

1. A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
2. (uncountable) The material made from cobblestones.

Synonyms

• cobble (as backformation)

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Further reading

• cobblestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization. Used for describing road surfaces originally constructed using the McAdam method, but now sometimes used for any road or street.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??kæd?m/

Noun

macadam (countable and uncountable, plural macadams)

1. (uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
2. (US, dated, countable) Any road or street.

Derived terms

• tarmac
• tarmacadam

Translations

Verb

macadam (third-person singular simple present macadams, present participle macadaming or macadamming, simple past and past participle macadamed or macadammed)

1. (transitive) To cover or surface with macadam.

See also

• asphalt

Further reading

• macadam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Noun

macadam m (plural macadams or macadam)

1. macadam