cobbled street

Old European road

A cobbled street is a road paved with cobblestones—rounded stones set into the ground to create a durable surface.

Common in older European cities, cobbled streets evoke historic charm but make for uneven walking: We wandered the cobbled streets of Prague.

The surface is bumpy underfoot and noisy under wheels.

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city center · uneven · worn · quaint · lamppost · gas lamp · carriage · horse · puddles · footsteps · echoing · narrow · winding · winding path · European · brick · stone · charming

Opposites
surface material

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Paved vehicle thoroughfare

blacktop · dirt road · gravel road · tarmac

historical era/modernity

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Large high-speed roadway

freeway · motorway · interstate · expressway · autobahn

surface smoothness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G