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English translation: tumbled paver / tumbled paving stone / tumbled stone

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Dutch term or phrase:	trommelsteen
English translation:	tumbled paver / tumbled paving stone / tumbled stone
Entered by:	Sonia Bloch

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20:15 Dec 27, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / paving stones

Dutch term or phrase: trommelsteen

brochure for garden paving and this type of paving is mentioned

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tumbled paver / tumbled paving stone / tumbled stone

Explanation:
http://www.vandenbroekbestratingen.nl/info/28/getrommeld.htm... :
"De naam trommelsteen of getrommelde bestrating is een verzamelnaam die slaat op de eigenlijke bewerking van deze soort stenen, ze worden na de produktie 'getrommeld'."

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http://tinyurl.com/bwrlkeb : getrommeld/ongetrommeld

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http://www.pavingexpert.com/secondary01.htm :
"Tumbling
This process, which is also known in some quarters as "Rumbling", involves deliberately damaging the cured units to give them a weathered or aged appearance. [...]'

Page includes illustrations of 'tumbled pavers', 'tumbled setts', etc.
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http://tinyurl.com/d88nxtn : tumbled paving stones

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http://www.pavingexpert.com/cobble01.htm