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gravel

[ grav-uhl ]

noun

  1. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
  2. Pathology.
    1. multiple small calculi formed in the kidneys.
    2. the disease characterized by such concretions.


verb (used with object)

graveled, graveling or (especially British) gravelled, gravelling.
  1. to cover with gravel.
  2. to bring to a standstill from perplexity; puzzle.
  3. Informal. to be a cause of irritation to.
  4. Obsolete. to run (a ship) aground, as on a beach.

adjective

  1. harsh and grating:

    a gravel voice.

gravel

/ ˈɡ°ù汹ə±ô /

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. pathol small rough calculi in the kidneys or bladder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cover with gravel
  2. to confound or confuse
  3. informal.
    to annoy or disturb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gravel1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French gravele, diminutive of grave sandy shore, perhaps < Celtic; grave 4, growan
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gravel1

C13: from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave gravel, perhaps of Celtic origin
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The car bounced over the kerb at the second apex of the chicane, which flicked the car into an oversteer and Norris slid into the gravel.

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Other heavy construction equipment including excavators and sluice and slurry pumps were brought in, as well as technical experts and "several hundred tons of gravel and earth", the US Army said.

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Bleeding from injuries and with a dislocated shoulder, the hiker used poles to cling to an almost vertical cliff, dangling perilously over a beach of gravel, rocks and boulders.

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Both McLarens ran wide on to the gravel at the exit of Turn 12, and Australian Piastri then spun through Turn 13.

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Antonelli, who will start 16th, said gravel on a kerb damaged the floor of his car, while Lawson went off track and is two places further back.

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