1 courage and determination despite difficulty:
2 a dish of hominy grain eaten especially as a morning meal
3 to put small stones on a road or path that is covered in ice, in order to make it safer:
5 bravery and strength of character:
Emma is enthusiastic, all grit and determination.
I thought that they were carefully planned, but the roads were not gritted properly and that allowed the accident to occur.
Since the emergency started, £2 million has been spent on gritting, salting and snow clearance.
In how many areas was gritting not possible because the unions refused to do standby duty?
The council is talking about increasing charges for car parking and cemeteries, and cutting standby road gritting.
The gritting was then done, but it was too late.
The gritting was not done in time, and then there was an enormous fall of snow.
The plan would show which roads were to be gritted, when they would be gritted and the weather conditions under which that would take place.
I understand that it was due to wholly unsual circumstances which obstructed the board's normally efficient clearing and gritting arrangements.
