gravel pit

noun

A quarry from which gravel for construction purposes is obtained.

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Meanings

noungravel pit (plural gravel pits)

plural gravel pits

  1. A quarry from which gravel for construction purposes is obtained.

    At Fallgate a short branch leading to a quarry is disused, but some gravel pits are working at full blast; [...].

    1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25

Translations

Catalan gravera
  • graveraquarry
Czech štěrkovna
  • štěrkovnaquarry
German Kiesgrube, Schottergrube
  • Kiesgrubequarry
  • Schottergrubequarry
Hungarian kavicsbánya
  • kavicsbányaquarry
Polish żwirownia
  • żwirowniaquarry
Swedish grustag
  • grustagquarry
Welsh grobwll
  • grobwllquarry
Cite this entry
APA

gravel pit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20pit

MLA

“gravel pit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20pit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravel pit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20pit.

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