boulder clay

n (Geological Science) an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles. See also till⁴

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Noun

boulder clay - unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed togethertilldirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

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boulder clay

boulder clay:

see driftdrift,
deposit of mixed clay, gravel, sand, and boulders transported and laid down by glaciers. Stratified, or glaciofluvial, drift is carried by waters flowing from the melting ice of a glacier.
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boulder clay

[′bōl·dər ‚klā] (geology) till

till, glacial till, boulder clay

An unstratified glacial deposit which consists of pockets of clay, gravel, sand, silt, and boulders; has not been subject to the sorting action of water; usually has good load-sustaining properties.

boulder clay

an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles

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boulder clay

noun

Synonyms for boulder clay

noun unstratified soil deposited by a glacier

Synonyms

till

Related Words

dirt
soil

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