noun
shingle
A mass of pebbles or coarse gravel on a shore.
Waves wash over the shingle along the edge of the beach.
Etymology
Origin uncertain. The shore-gravel word is separate from the roof-covering shingle.
More examples
- Our footsteps crunch on the shingle.
- This stretch of shore has shingle instead of sand.
- The storm leaves a ridge of shingle above the waterline.
Forms
shingle