bank gravel
- noun
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grava de banco
- The construction crew used bank gravel as a base for the new road.
Examples
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Supplies of bank gravel were taken from the riverbed nearby for the foundation.
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Many builders prefer bank gravels for their projects.
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Because bank gravel is naturally deposited, it is often well sorted and easy to work with.
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The construction site used bank gravel for the foundation.
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The construction crew used bank gravel as a base for the new road.
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Supplies of bank gravel were taken from the riverbed nearby for the foundation.
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Because bank gravel is naturally deposited, it is often well sorted and easy to work with.
Synonyms
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Small loose stones and pebbles used on paths or driveways
A loose mix of small stones and sand taken from a gravel pit and used as is
Gravel taken directly from a pit or quarry with mixed stone sizes
Loose soil like sand or clay that a river leaves when it slows
How Coarse
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'gravel found in or near riverbanks' follows directly from combining 'bank' (raised ground beside water) with 'gravel' (small stones), so the source-based relation is compositional. This noun–noun compound follows a common English and cross-linguistic pattern (material/source + noun), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bank gravel is named for where the small stones come from: the bank is the edge of a river and the gravel is the stones that collect there. Because people took these ready stones from the river edge for building, the term came to mean 'gravel found on or near a riverbank'.