"blue metal" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blue metal (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) Hard dark stone crushed into small pieces used in surfacing roads, for ballast in railway tracks, etc; gravel; road metal. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blue_metal-en-noun-MwVw7dMa Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

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