Meaning of boulder clay | Babel Free
Definitions
A geological deposit of clay, often full of large stones and boulders, which is formed out of the ground moraine material of glaciers and ice-sheets.
Equivalents
Suomi
lohkaresavi
Examples
“The geological formation here is boulder clay and lias, and the original intention to keep⟳ the railway in open⟳ cutting had to be abandoned, as this would have⟳ resulted in 90 ft. deep walls through unstable terrain.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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