gravel
A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
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Uhm, hello @cityofyorkcouncil.bsky.social - given you've just spent hundreds of thousands resurfacing the road through Osbaldwick, maybe you should now enforce the heavy vehicles limit given constant misuse is why the…
115 - Courtyards which Live ** The courtyards built in modern buildings are very often dead. They are intended to be private open spaces for people to use - but they end up unused, full of gravel and abstract sculptu…
How good will Lancia be on gravel? #WRC
GloFish Aquarium Gravel, Fish Tank Gravel, Black With Fluorescent Accents, Compliments GloFish Tanks, 5 lb Bag #blackgravel #fishgravel #glofishproducts #aquarium #fish
'Not the gravel of old' – Safety, rules and fairness talk flares in aftermath of The Traka www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
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A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
The great use of coffee in France is supposed to have abated the prevalency of the gravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known.
“Council to examine alternative routes for trucks taking gravel from Waimakariri River https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/412490/ Clarkville residents protesting at Baynons Road. Photo: RNZ/Anna Sargent Canterbury’s Waimakariri District Council will examine alternative routes for…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Wusstest du, dass der Wörthersee nur einen Katzensprung von Graz entfernt ist? 🚴♂️💚 Entfliehe dem Alltag und erlebe auf einer traumhaften Gravel-Runde Kärntner Genuss pur! Wie du mit der Westbahn zum perfekten Abenteuer fährst, erfährst du hier! #bikegraz #radfahren #graz”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
The great use of coffee in France is supposed to have abated the prevalency of the gravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known.
“#RockinTuesday #rocks #gravel #speechbubble”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ah yes... the good ole days when we had to get up half an hour before going to bed, eat hot gravel and lick the road clean!😆”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Traka Gravel 2026, la figlia di Bram Tankink lascia il segno: la 12enne Julie chiude nona tra le Under23”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Good thing I got a nice new gravel bike. Bikepacking will be a cheap vacation.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
The great use of coffee in France is supposed to have abated the prevalency of the gravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known.
“Uhm, hello @cityofyorkcouncil.bsky.social - given you've just spent hundreds of thousands resurfacing the road through Osbaldwick, maybe you should now enforce the heavy vehicles limit given constant misuse is why the road keeps crumbling to gravel?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“115 - Courtyards which Live ** The courtyards built in modern buildings are very often dead. They are intended to be private open spaces for people to use - but they end up unused, full of gravel and abstract sculptures.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“How good will Lancia be on gravel? #WRC”
— Bluesky· May 2026“GloFish Aquarium Gravel, Fish Tank Gravel, Black With Fluorescent Accents, Compliments GloFish Tanks, 5 lb Bag #blackgravel #fishgravel #glofishproducts #aquarium #fish”
— Bluesky· May 2026“'Not the gravel of old' – Safety, rules and fairness talk flares in aftermath of The Traka www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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