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- Dictionarygrav·el/ˈɡrav(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
verb
- 1. cover (an area of ground) with gravel: "they graveled the road"
- 2. make (someone) angry or annoyed: informal US "this was a bad strike, and it graveled him to involve himself in it"
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The meaning of GRAVEL is sand. How to use gravel in a sentence. sand; loose rounded fragments of rock; a stratum or deposit of gravel; also : a surface covered with gravel…
gravel | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] us/ˈɡræv·əl/ Add to word listAdd to word list. very small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand: Gravel covers the driveway. (Definition of gravel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of gravel.
noun. an unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments that is coarser than sand. geology a mixture of rock fragments with diameters in the range 4–76 mm. pathol small rough calculi in the kidneys or bladder.
Gravel is very small, irregular pieces of rock and stone. Your gravel driveway might crunch under your boots as you walk to the mailbox. Roads, paths, walkways, and yards are all sometimes paved with gravel, which is a relatively inexpensive material to use for marking areas and preventing the growth of weeds and other plants.
noun. 1. an unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments that is coarser than sand. 2. geology. a mixture of rock fragments with diameters in the range 4–76 mm.
Gravel ( / ˈɡrævəl /) is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally on Earth as a result of sedimentary and erosive geological processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone . Gravel is classified by particle size range and includes size classes from granule - to boulder -sized fragments.
noun. /ˈɡrævl/ [uncountable] small stones, often used to make the surface of paths and roads. a gravel path. A gravel drive led up to the house. a gravel pit (= a place where gravel is taken from the ground) Put a layer of fine gravel into the bottom of the plant pot for drainage. We parked on the gravel at the side of the road.
noun [ U ] us / ˈɡræv·əl / Add to word list. very small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand: Gravel covers the driveway. (Definition of gravel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of gravel.
gravel. ( ˈɡrævəl) n. 1. (Geological Science) an unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments that is coarser than sand. 2. (Geological Science) geology a mixture of rock fragments with diameters in the range 4–76 mm. 3. (Pathology) pathol small rough calculi in the kidneys or bladder.
GRAVEL definition: small pieces of stone used to make paths and road surfaces. Learn more.
