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- Dictionarygravel/ˈɡravl/
noun
- 1. a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
- 2. aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract.
verb
- 1. cover (an area of ground) with gravel: "they gravelled the road"
- 2. make (someone) angry or annoyed: informal US "the strike was badly organized and it gravelled him to involve himself in it"
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The technical definition of gravel varies by region and by area of application. Many geologists define gravel simply as loose rounded rock particles over 2 mm (0.079 in) in diameter, without specifying an upper size limit.
gravel | American Dictionary. 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.
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 in British English. (ˈɡrævəl ) 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. 3. pathology. small rough calculi in the kidneys or bladder.
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.
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. /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.
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.
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.
