Flagstone
[flag-stohn] /ˈflægˌstoʊn/
noun
1.
Also called flag. a flat slab used especially for paving.
2.
flagstones, a walk, terrace, etc., paved with flagstones.
3.
rock, as sandstone or shale, suitable for splitting into flagstones.
/ˈflæɡˌstəʊn/
noun
1.
a hard fine-textured rock, such as a sandstone or shale, that can be split up into slabs for paving
2.
a slab of such a rock
n.
1730, from flag (n.2) “flat, split stone” + stone (n.).
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