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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"

noun
  1. 1

    Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

  2. 2

    A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.

  3. 3

    A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

  4. 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.

verb
  1. 1

    To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

  2. 2

    To puzzle or annoy

  3. 3

    To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

  4. 4

    To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

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