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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