Look up: gravel

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   Gravel
   Gravel is a mixture of coarse sand and small water-worn stones. The term may also be applied to small water-worn stones on their own.
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   Gravel
   (1) Loose, rounded fragments of rock, larger than sand, but smaller than cobbles. (2) Small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
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   gravel
   [n] - rock fragments and pebbles 2. [v] - cover with gravel, as of a road
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   Gravel
   Passage of small stones formed in the kidney with the urine
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   Gravel
   a disease characterised by small stones which are formed in the kidneys, passed along the ureters to the bladder, and expelled with the urine. See also stranguary. Synonym: kidney stone. Sandy matter concreted in the kidneys
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   Gravel
   Loose fragments of rock used for surfacing built-up roofs, in sizes varying from 1/8' to 1¾.'
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   Gravel
   Coarse aggregate.
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   Gravel
   Grav'el noun [ Old French gravele , akin to French gr?ve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; confer Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Sanskrit grāvan stone.] 1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand. 2. (Medicine) A deposit of small calculous concr ...
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   Gravel
   Grav'el transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Graveled or Gravelled ; present participle & verbal noun Graveling or Gravelling .] 1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. « When ...
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    gravel
    1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. ... 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. 'When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship.' (Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version)) 'Willam the Conqueror . . . Chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his ...
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    gravel
    verb cover with gravel; `We gravelled the driveway`
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    gravel
    (grav´әl) calculus occurring in small particles.
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    Gravel
    • (v. t.) To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. • (v. t.) To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. • (n.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom. • (v. t.) To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk....
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    gravel
    aggregate of more or less rounded rock fragments coarser than sand (i.e., more than 2 mm [0.08 inch] in diameter). Gravel beds in some places contain ... [3 related articles]
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    gravel
    Small concretions, usually of uric acid, calcium oxalate, or phosphates, formed in the kidney and passed through the ureter, bladder, and urethra. Syn: uropsammus 1, urocheras 1 [M.E., fr. O.Fr.]
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    Gravel
    A term used to describe unconsolidated sediments composed of rock fragments. These rock fragments have a size that is greater than 2 millimeters.
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    GRAVEL
    Loose fragments of rock used for surfacing built-up roofs, in sizes varying from 1/8' to 1 3/4'.
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    Gravel
    Granular material predominantly retained on the 4.75 mm (No. 4) sieve and resulting from natural disintegration and abrasion of rock or processing of weakly bound conglomerate.
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    gravel
    A collection of rock particles whose diameter ranges from 2mm to 4mm. In general terms, gravel particles may be as large as pebbles. Gravel is used commercially in the making in the concrete. See conglomerate and sand.
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    gravel
    gravel, particles of rock, i.e., stones and pebbles, usually round in form and intermediate in size between sand grains and boulders. Gravel is composed of various kinds of rock, the most common constituent being the mineral quartz. Deposits of gravel are formed as a result of the weathering of rock...
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