Cobblestone vs. Paving — What's the Difference?

Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings. Setts, also called Belgian blocks, are often casually referred to as "cobbles", although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone by being quarried or shaped to a regular form, whereas cobblestone is generally of a naturally occurring form and is less uniform in size.

The act or technique of laying pavement.

A paving stone, especially one that is naturally rounded.

A pavement.

A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

Material used for pavement.

(uncountable) The material made from cobblestones.

Present participle of pave

A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; - used for paving streets and for other purposes.

The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.

Rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

Interior pavement, as in a cathedral.

Pertaining to the material used for pavement, or to the surface itself.

The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement.

A pavement.

Material used to pave an area

The paved surface of a thoroughfare

The act of applying paving materials to an area