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Gravel — Grav el, n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gr[=a]van stone.] 1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gravel powder — Gravel Grav el, n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gr[=a]van stone.] 1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gravel — ► NOUN ▪ a loose mixture of small stones and coarse sand, used for paths and roads. ► VERB (gravelled, gravelling; US graveled, graveling) ▪ cover with gravel. ORIGIN Old French, from grave shore … English terms dictionary
shore wall — shore wall, an accumulation of sand and gravel pushed up into mounds by the expansion and contraction of ice formed on rivers or lakes … Useful english dictionary
gravel — gravelish, adj. /grav euhl/, n., v., graveled, graveling or (esp. Brit.) gravelled, gravelling, adj. n. 1. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand. 2. Pathol. a. multiple small calculi formed in the kidneys. b. the disease… … Universalium
Gravel Lake (Michigan) — Infobox lake lake name = Gravel Lake image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Van Buren County, Michigan coords = coord|42|04|36|N|085|52|02|W|region:US MI type:waterbody scale:30000|display=inline,title type … Wikipedia
Gravel bar — A gravel bar is a hydrogeologic sediment composed of gravel, and is prone to continuous erosion and meandering due to fluid dynamics. Gravel bars are typically found in the slowest moving, and shallowest parts of water bodies. [cite book… … Wikipedia
gravel — grav•el [[t]ˈgræv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) pet small stones and pebbles or a mixture of these with sand 2) to cover with gravel 3) to perplex; puzzle 4) to irritate 5) gravelly 2) • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME <… … From formal English to slang
gravel — /ˈgrævəl / (say gravuhl) noun 1. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand. 2. Pathology a. a collection of small calculi formed in the kidneys. b. the disease characterised by such concretions. –verb (t) (gravelled or, US,… …
shore birds — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shore terrace — noun : a coastal terrace that is cut in rock or built up of gravel or sand * * * a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake. [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
