noun
Freq #66965
Meanings
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noun
a broad, flat slab of stone used for paving paths, floors, or roofs
A cracked flagstone made the garden path uneven.
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Etymology
Formed from flag + stone. Flag in this sense is an old word for a flat slab of stone, probably connected with a Scandinavian source; flagstone makes the material and paving sense explicit.