gravel
11gravel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French gravele, diminutive of grave, greve river bank, stony ground Date: 13th century 1. obsolete sand 2. a. loose rounded fragments of rock b. a stratum or deposit of gravel; also a surface covered… …
12gravel — [13] Gravel is of Celtic origin. It has been traced to a prehistoric Celtic *gravo ‘gravel’, never actually recorded but deduced from Breton grouan and Cornish grow ‘soft granite’. French borrowed it as grave ‘gravel, pebbles’ (perhaps the source …
13gravel — [13] Gravel is of Celtic origin. It has been traced to a prehistoric Celtic *gravo ‘gravel’, never actually recorded but deduced from Breton grouan and Cornish grow ‘soft granite’. French borrowed it as grave ‘gravel, pebbles’ (perhaps the source …
14gravel — grav|el [ˈgrævəl] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: grave stony ground ] small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc ▪ a gravel path gravel pit (=a place where gravel is dug out of the ground) …
15gravel — noun (U) small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc: a gravel path | a gravel pit (=a place where gravel is dug out of the ground) …
16gravel — n. & v. n. 1 a a mixture of coarse sand and small water worn or pounded stones, used for paths and roads and as an aggregate. b Geol. a stratum of this. 2 Med. aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract. v.tr. (gravelled, gravelling; US …
17gravel — Small concretions, usually of uric acid, calcium oxalate, or phosphates, formed in the kidney and passed through the ureter, bladder, and urethra. SYN: urocheras (1), uropsammus (1). [M.E., fr. O.Fr.] * * * grav·el grav əl n …
18gravel — [[t]græ̱v(ə)l[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Gravel consists of very small stones. It is often used to make paths. ...a gravel path leading to the front door …
19gravel — pebbles and small stones 3 76 m in diameter or 2 64 mm (sources differ). Pea gravel is 3 30 mm. Sometimes used in a broad sense for objects 2 256 mm or in a restricted sense for those 2 4 mm in diameter …
20gravel — 1. noun a) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast. b) A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics. 2. verb a) To …
