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Schotter

gravel

noun SHOT-er Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: from Bavarian-Austrian dialect

Also means

ballast

Usage Note

Schotter is masculine and usually uncountable, naming crushed stone used for tracks and paths. Railway beds rest on Gleisschotter; the loose surface of a forest track is often a Schotterweg. Slang also uses it for cash.

Examples

"Der Weg war mit grobem Schotter aufgeschüttet."

Natural Translation

The path was surfaced with coarse gravel.

Literal Translation

The path was with coarse gravel up-piled.

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