gravel
Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
Other meanings
A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
Synonyms
- crushed rock
A kind of
- rock
Kinds of gravel
- ballast
- bank gravel
Related words
- crunchy-gravel drama
- gravel bicycle
- gravel bike
- gravel-voiced
- gravel-blind
- gravel cruncher
- graveldiver
- graveler
- graveliferous
- gravellike
- gravellish
- gravelly
Word history
From Medieval Latin "grava".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “gravel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.