Gravel vs. Laterite

Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel is classified by particle size range and includes size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments.

Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminum and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content.

An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.

A red residual soil formed by the leaching of silica and by the enrichment with aluminum and iron oxides, especially in humid climates.

(Medicine) The sandlike granular material of urinary calculi.

A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

To apply a surface of rock fragments or pebbles to.

An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; - found in India.

To confuse; perplex.

a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides

(Informal) To irritate.

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.

A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.

(rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.

gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike

(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

To puzzle or annoy.

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

To check or stop; to confound; to perplex.

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

rock fragments and pebbles

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

cover with gravel;

be a mystery or bewildering to;

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;