boulder clay

noun Geology.

a glacial deposit consisting chiefly of unstratified clay with embedded boulders.

Origin of boulder clay

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby boulder clay

boulangerie, boulangerite, Boulangism, boulder, Boulder Canyon, boulder clay, Boulder Dam, bouldering, boule, boules, bouleuterion

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Example sentences from the Web for boulder clay

Probably some may have been derived, as Wahnschaffe has suggested, from denudation of boulder-clay.
Fragments of Earth Lore|James Geikie
Mr. Mackintosh refers to the so-called “stratification” of the boulder-clay, as if that were a proof of accumulation in water.
Fragments of Earth Lore|James Geikie
That there might be several deposits of the boulder-clay with intervening strata, does not appear to have been suggested.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
Rough tors and crags are smoothed off, while boulder-clay nestles on the lee-side.
Fragments of Earth Lore|James Geikie

The climatic reasons for the supposition that the boulder-clay is a marine deposit have already been given (p. 66).
The History of the European Fauna|R. F. Scharff

British Dictionary definitions for boulder clay

boulder clay

noun

an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebblesSee also till 4

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单词	boulder clay
释义	boulder clay noun Geology. a glacial deposit consisting chiefly of unstratified clay with embedded boulders. Origin of boulder clay First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby boulder clay boulangerie, boulangerite, Boulangism, boulder, Boulder Canyon, boulder clay, Boulder Dam, bouldering, boule, boules, bouleuterion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boulder clay Probably some may have been derived, as Wahnschaffe has suggested, from denudation of boulder-clay. Fragments of Earth Lore\|James Geikie Mr. Mackintosh refers to the so-called “stratification” of the boulder-clay, as if that were a proof of accumulation in water. Fragments of Earth Lore\|James Geikie That there might be several deposits of the boulder-clay with intervening strata, does not appear to have been suggested. Prehistoric Man\|W. L. H. Duckworth Rough tors and crags are smoothed off, while boulder-clay nestles on the lee-side. Fragments of Earth Lore\|James Geikie The climatic reasons for the supposition that the boulder-clay is a marine deposit have already been given (p. 66). The History of the European Fauna\|R. F. Scharff British Dictionary definitions for boulder clay boulder clay noun an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebblesSee also till 4 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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