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shingle

 
 
/ˈʃɪŋgl/ noun [U] UK

Translation

a lot of very small pieces of stone on a beach
çakıl, çakıl taşı
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(Definition of shingle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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