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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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Recent Examples of gravel from the Web
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Patio has a gravel base and long benches are the only seating option.
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The gravel road opened to supply trucks and other vehicles in November 1942.
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Forested walls extend up both sides of the winding gravel driveway on Fred and Iva Dehn’s property west of Excelsior Springs.
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Build fuel breaks such as driveways, gravel walkways and lawns.
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Near the Shops at Clearfork (home to the new Neiman Marcus), this spot offers a gravel-floored clearing in the woods, where Margo Dean’s company has set up a temporary stage for this event.
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As a truck driver, Mr. Murphy hauled sand and gravel between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Johnson says this Japanese technique is fairly simple to pull off: Dig a trench, line it with soil and rocks, and fill it in with gravel.
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Don’t use blowers on loose dirt or gravel drives. Throttle down.
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Origin and Etymology of gravel
Middle English, from Anglo-French gravele, diminutive of grave, greve river bank, stony ground
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
First Known Use of gravel
1543
Examples of gravel in a Sentence
after his bout with laryngitis, he had a terribly gravel voice
First Known Use of gravel
1939
GRAVEL Defined for English Language Learners
GRAVEL Defined for Kids
gravel
playDefinition of gravel for Students
: small pieces of rock and pebbles larger than grains of sand
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