Spawl (Noun)
Meaning
A fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The miner's pickaxe struck the rock, dislodging a small spall that fell to the ground.
- The construction worker carefully removed the spall from the granite countertop, revealing a flawless surface.
- A truck bearing a mound of blue spalls rumbled down the highway, destined for the nearby quarry.
- Geologists often study spalls to gain insights into the geological history of an area.
- The quarry's production team sorted the extracted rock into usable blocks and spalls, which would be crushed into aggregate.