Gault

¹ British  

/ ɡɔːlt /

noun

1. the Lower Cretaceous clay formation in eastern England

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gault ² British  

/ ɡɔːlt /

noun

1. a stiff compact clay or thick heavy clayey soil

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Etymology

Origin of gault

C16: of obscure origin

Example Sentences

But Dr Gault said it was of the "highest urgency" that funding for schools is given priority in the budget the executive will set for 2024-25.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

George Carlin fans have expressed disgust with the content itself, too: Vice’s Matthew Gault, a self-described longtime fan of the comic, described the special as “worse than you could possibly imagine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Robert Gault, 63, who depends on a $1,900 monthly Social Security disability payment, says an economic default “would make life so real awfully hard on me.”

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Guterl’s students analyze a photograph of Gault taken when she was about their age, a first-year student at an all-white university.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

One man, George W. Gage, purchased the Gault House, the only large hotel left on the West Side, and began to furnish it.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy