gravel
/ˈɡɹævəl/noun
Small loose pieces of stone, often spread on paths, roads, and railway beds.
Example sentences
- “We heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway.”
- “The workers spread a layer of gravel before laying the patio stones.”
Uncountable: some gravel, a gravel path. A 'gravelly voice' is rough and rasping, one of the word's few figurative escapes from the driveway.