rock chip
Gravel piece flung
A rock chip is a small stone fragment that breaks off and strikes something, or the damage such a fragment causes.
Most commonly refers to windshield damage from road debris: I got a rock chip on the highway and now it's spreading into a crack.
Also describes a method of geological sampling where small pieces are chipped from exposed rock surfaces for analysis.
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- gravel roadUnpaved way surfaced with stones
- road hazardDanger on pavement
- windshieldVehicle's front glass
- windshield repairFixing automotive front glass
auto glass · crack · fragment · shard · pebble · flake · debris · geology · sample · fracture · splinter · road · highway · driving · paint · insurance claim · flying debris · damage
- fragmentsfragment, shard, splinter, shards, sliver
- rock fragmentspebble, gravel, shard, fragment, rubble
- Window Problemscracked windshield, broken window, crack, shattered glass, stress crack