Gravel Pit (Noun)
Meaning
A quarry for gravel.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Heavy machinery was driving around the gravel pit, hauling loads of rocky material to be crushed and sorted.
- The local government issued a permit for a new gravel pit on the outskirts of town, despite protests from nearby residents.
- A massive excavator sat dormant at the bottom of the gravel pit, its engines silenced by the weekend.
- Environmental groups claimed the gravel pit was causing water pollution in the nearby lake, and demanded the owners take action.
- As the company expanded its operations, it began to extract gravel from a new pit a few miles away.