GAULT CLAY


Meaning of GAULT CLAY in English

[ gɔ:lt ]

■ noun Geology a series of Cretaceous clays and marls forming strata in southern England.

Origin

C16: possibly related to Old Swed. galt , neut. of galder 'barren'.

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