Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravel pit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: grav-el pit
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quarry from which gravel for construction purposes is obtained.

Example Sentences

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

Inflected Forms

gravel pits (plural)

Questions

What does gravel pit mean?: A quarry from which gravel for construction purposes is obtained.

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