(gravel sand mixture)

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• gravel — A mixture of sand and small rocks. A species of stone which is a mineral. Wright v Carrollton Gravel & Sand Co. (Ky) 242 SW2d 751, 26 ALR2d 1449. Disintegrated rock …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Sand-based athletic fields — are sporting grounds constructed on sand, which have certain advantages over those built on native soils. Highly maintained areas of turf, such as those on an athletic field or on golf greens and tees, can be grown in native soil or sand based… …   Wikipedia

• gravel — [grav′əl] n. [ME < OFr gravelle, dim. of grave, coarse sand, seashore < or akin to Gaul * grava, stone < IE base * ghreu , to rub hard, pulverize > GRIT] 1. a loose mixture of pebbles and rock fragments coarser than sand, often mixed… …   English World dictionary

• 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

• Sand — For other uses, see Sand (disambiguation). Close up of sand from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, showing a surface area of 1 square centimetres …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Mixture — For other uses, see Mix (disambiguation). In chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are mixed together but are not combined chemically. Mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more …   Wikipedia

• gravel — n. & v. n. 1 a a mixture of coarse sand and small water worn or pounded stones, used for paths and roads and as an aggregate. b Geol. a stratum of this. 2 Med. aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract. v.tr. (gravelled, gravelling; US …   Useful english dictionary

• 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,… …  

• gravel —   A loose mixture of pebbles and rock fragments that are coarser than sand …   Geography glossary