Speaking as an American, I would refer to that as a mix of cobbles and setts
(some of the stones in the photo look rounded, some squared, and some
irregular). They appear ti be about the size of a human palm. I think of
pebbles as rocks of finger-diameter or less, such as the pea gravel often used
on the surface of concrete driveways, for ornamental reasons.
On May 11, 2015 6:46:10 AM CDT, "pmailkeey ." <pmailk...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>On 10 May 2015 at 15:34, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
>wrote:
>
>> On 10 May 2015 at 13:19, Volker Schmidt <vosc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > pebblestones is a road surface where pebbles are set in sand or
>mortar
>> (?)
>> > and is typically seen in old cities. Example:
>> > http://mapillary.com/map/im/2KnVHcwLqcyy6Qis4iWF1Q
>>
>> In British English, those are cobbles or cobblestinoes:
>>
>
>
>Those are pebbles - or pebblestone
>
>Cobbles are rounded and difficult to walk on
><http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/coronation-street-new-set-health-hazard-stars-keep-tripping-new-cobbles/>
>esp. when wet
>
>Then there's setts
><http://www.dcrainmaker.com/images/2013/01/IMG_9827.jpg>
>- squarer blocks
>
>
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