GRAVEL

fragments of rock, worn round by the action of water. Shore g. is composed of small stones washed up by waves; river gravel, stones washed down by rivers to ‘pockets’; includes stones varying in size from that of a pea to a hen’s egg. Anything smaller than former is called ‘sand’; larger, ‘shingle.’ fortified seaport, Nord, France, on Aa; fisheries; scene of victory of Spaniards over Fr., 1558. Pop. 6,000. village, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany; scene of Ger. victory over Fr., 1870.