gravel

UK
/ˈɡræv.əl/
US
/ˈɡræv.əl/

Übersetzungen

gravelsubstantiv
gravels
Pl.
The driveway was covered with gravel.
Подъездная дорога была покрыта гравием.
Synonyme
gravelverb
graveled
Präteritum
graveled
Partizip Perfekt
graveling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈɡræv.əl/
US
/ˈɡræv.əl/
graveladjektiv
UK
/ˈɡræv.əl/
US
/ˈɡræv.əl/
Used attributively to describe something made of or covered with gravel.

Definitionen

gravelsubstantiv
Small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand, used for paths and roads and as an aggregate.
The driveway was covered with gravel to provide a stable surface for cars.
Loose, unconsolidated rounded rock fragments larger than sand but smaller than cobbles, typically transported and deposited by water or ice.
River channels often contain beds of gravel that have been carried downstream by strong currents.
Small calculi, especially kidney stones, occurring in the urinary tract.
The patient was diagnosed with gravel in his kidneys.
gravelverb
To confuse, perplex, or baffle someone.
The professor's abstract explanation completely gravels the first-year students.
To cover or spread with gravel.
They plan to gravel the driveway to improve its appearance.
graveladjektiv
Made of, consisting of, or covered with gravel.
They took a walk along the gravel path by the river.