gravier
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French grave + -ier.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gravier m (plural graviers)
- gravel (small fragments of rock) [from mid-11th c.]
- (specifically) crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in diameter (used on unpaved roads, in gardens to increase drainage, etc.)
- (archaic) gravel, kidney stones, gallstones
- (Newfoundland) beach woman, shoreman (individual who spreads out and dries cod on a (gravel) beach)
Further reading edit
- “gravier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.