Meaning of bungham | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of clay sometimes found in marshes.

uncountable

Examples

“Even in such soft material as marsh clay, or what engineers call⟳ “bungham,” there is no danger of the hole collapsing.”

“A typical borehole starting at 9 ft. below the level of Grosvenor Road showed the presence of 4 ft. of brick rubble, 1 ft. 6 in. of bungham, 3 ft. 3 in. of peat, 1 ft. each of green clay and green sand […]”

“These are the so-called bungham clays and are characterised by broad, shallow depressions 6in. - 12in. deep, known as crabholes, and which fill⟳ with water in winter.”

“Other difficulties which had to be overcome⟳ at the time included the "treacherous" soil known as bungham, which Hutton wrote "needed only the briefest spell⟳ of rain⟳ to convert it into a liquid mud", making the construction of the dock a risky endeavour for those involved.”

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