gravel pit en · NOUN
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gravel pits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
pl żwirownia (quarry) · sv grustag (quarry) · cs štěrkovna (quarry) · de Schottergrube (quarry) · hu kavicsbánya (quarry) · ca gravera (quarry) · de Kiesgrube (quarry) · cy grobwll (quarry)