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Meaning of Loam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ləʊm

Definitions

  1. A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التربة المخصبة صلصال
Bosanski ilovača ler иловача
Čeština hlína půda
Dansk ler
Deutsch einlehmen Formsand Lehm Letten
Español suelo franco
Suomi hiue hiuesavi
Français loam sol franc terre grasse
Galego márdeña Marga marxa
Hrvatski ilovača ler иловача
Magyar vályog
Bahasa Indonesia geluh
Italiano terra grassa
日本語 ローム
Te Reo Māori tuatara
Nederlands belemen leem
Polski glina ił
Português loam solo franco
Русский сугли́нок
Српски ilovača ler иловача
Svenska mylla
ไทย ดินร่วน

Examples

“Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make loam, and of why that loam whereto he was converted might they not stop a beer-barrel?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

loaminess Loamshire Loamy loan loan blend loan car

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