Definition of gravel
1 obsolete : sand
2a : loose rounded fragments of rockb : a stratum or deposit of gravel; also : a surface covered with gravel a gravel road
3 : small calculi in the kidneys and urinary bladder
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Origin and Etymology of gravel
Middle English, from Anglo-French gravele, diminutive of grave, greve river bank, stony ground
First Known Use: 13th century
Other Geology Terms
anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
Examples of gravel in a Sentence
managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples
1543
First Known Use of gravel
1543
Examples of gravel in a Sentence
after his bout with laryngitis, he had a terribly gravel voice
1939
First Known Use of gravel
1939
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playDefinition of gravel for Students
: small pieces of rock and pebbles larger than grains of sand
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