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Gravel
/ˈɡɹævəl/
Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
📖 Definitions of "Gravel"
- 1
Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
- 2
A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
- 3
A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- 4
Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
- 1
To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
- 2
To puzzle or annoy
- 3
To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
- 4
To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
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