Complete Definition of "gravel"

Image:Indiana-rural-road-dirt.jpg|thumb|A gravel road
English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æv�l|-æv�l

Noun
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  1. small|Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast.

Translations
trans-top|small fragments of rock
Bulgarian: �ак�л (�a'k�l) m
Czech: št�rk m
Finnish: sora
German: Kies m, Schotter m
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Kurdish: KUchar|����
Spanish: grava f, gravilla f
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ttbc|Polynesian: kilikili
ttbc|Telugu: matti

See also
alluvium

Verb
en-verb|gravell|ing

  1. transitive To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

Translations
trans-top|To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc
German: schottern
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Category:English transitive verbs

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