Associations to the word «Loess»

Wiktionary

LOESS, noun. (geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
LOESS PLATEAU, proper noun. A plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River.

Dictionary definition

LOESS, noun. A fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind.

Wise words

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