loam
IPA: ɫˈoʊm
noun
- (geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- (metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
verb
- To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
adjective
- Made of loam; consisting of loam.
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Examples of "loam" in Sentences
- The soil in this area is mostly loam.
- The soil is sandy in parts, and in others clay loam.
- The sandy loam soil is high in calcium and alkaline.
- The soil is generally a gravelly loam intermixed with clay.
- In most of the Biosphere Reserve area the soil is red loam.
- The surface is undulating, and the soil generally a rich clay loam.
- The soil is fine clay loam left by the receding floods of the Yamuna.
- On the other hand, horizontal movement is more evident in the clay loam.
- The clay loam, the predominant one, is developed from shales and sandstones.
- The soil in the parish is loam and gravelly and the sub soil mainly blue galt.
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