blindside vs gravel

blindside

noun
  • A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver. 

  • The blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6. 

  • A person's weak point. 

  • A tram/train driver's field of blindness around a tram (trolley/streetcar) or a train; the side areas behind the tram/train driver. 

  • The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside. 

verb
  • To attack (a person) on his or her blind side. 

  • To catch off guard; to take by surprise. 

gravel

noun
  • Inability to see at night; night blindness. 

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

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

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

  • 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 

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

verb
  • To check or stop; to confound; to perplex. 

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

  • 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. 

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