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A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.
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One of several types of rock easily split and suitable for making flagstones.
Examples of flagstones in a Sentence
It was paved with large flagstones and in the centre was a beautiful kiosk or pavilion, covered with gold and raised over the reservoir of water for ablutions.
The Pretoria Series, formerly known as the Gatsrand series, consists of repeated alternations of flagstones and quartzites, shales and sheets of diabase.
The Old Man presents a characteristic section, for it exhibits a thick pile of massive, current-bedded red sandstones, resting, near the foot of the pinnacle, upon a thin bed of amygdaloidal porphyrite, which in its turn lies unconformably upon steeply inclined flagstones.
The Lower Old Red Sandstone is represented by well-bedded flagstones over most of the islands; in the south of Pomona these are faulted against an overlying series of massive red sandstones, but a gradual passage from the flagstones to the sandstones may be followed from Westray S.E.
The Lower Old Red Sandstone is rich in remains of plants and fishes, notably in the flagstones of Caithness, Orkney and Forfarshire.
Over all there was laid a layer of earth, a floor of logs or a pavement of flagstones.
The Patio process, sometimes named the American-heap-amalgamation process, which is carried out principally in Mexico, aims at amalgamating the silver in the open in a circular enclosure termed a torta, the floor of which is generally built of flagstones.
Equally at home as an external cladding or replacing flagstones on garden paths and steps.
There are also quality finishes including flagstones, timber floors, big Aga and stone fireplaces.
Bridgman suggest using 4 flagstones, 45cm x 45cm x 5cm with a weight of 20kg each - a total weight of 80kg.
The floor is laid with the original flagstones which are covered in part by an attractive rug.
The lavender hedge is completely surrounded by old natural flagstones.
Extensively refurbished in recent years, it still retains its ancient flagstones and beams, inglenook fireplace and many interesting photographs.
It will be a considerable improvement on the concrete flagstones which previously paved the Square.
The ground into and around the College is made up of cobbles and slightly uneven flagstones.
Remember the last story about Samlesbury Hall being ripped off by thieves taking their stone flagstones?
The Pennine Way wanders a little uncertainly between the peaty hummocks of Alport, the worst stretches having been provided with flagstones.
The entry is paved with flagstones, and there are stone seats on each side.