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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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verge. See more results » (Definition of gravel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) gravel | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] us / ˈɡræv·əl / Add to word list. very small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand: Gravel covers the driveway.
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… See the full definition
Gravel (largest fragment in this photo is about 40 mm (1.6 in)) Gravel (/ ˈ ɡ r æ v əl /) 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.
us / ˈɡræv. ə l / uk / ˈɡræv. ə l / Add to word list Add to word list. small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand: a gravel path. Massimiliano Alessandro/EyeEm/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Road surfaces & features. asphalting. bike lane. bitumen. black spot. curbside. cycle lane. cycle track. double yellow line.
Gravel definition: small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.. See examples of GRAVEL used in a sentence.
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 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. /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 definition: small pieces of stone used to make paths and road surfaces. Learn more.
gravel / ˈ grævəl/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of GRAVEL. [noncount] : small pieces of rock. a layer of gravel. — often used before another noun. a gravel road [=a road with a top surface made of gravel] a gravel pit [=a large hole in the ground where gravel has been dug up]
