clay soil

American  

[klay soil] / ˈkleɪ ˈsɔɪl /

noun

• clay soils
  plural

1. soil that contains a high percentage of clay, making it sticky when wet and slow to drain.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• clay-soil
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• clay soils
  plural

Example Sentences

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clay soil

He picks up some of the clay soil to show me, looking for any stones that might be hidden amongst it.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

I was not thinking, ‘Does it really make sense to plant something that normally grows on an alpine slope at sea level in clay soil?’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

But many people don’t have that option — in Oklahoma, for example, the clay soil makes building basements expensive, so lots of homes don’t have them.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

Embankment dams—built from materials such as compacted clay, soil and stone—are more common than their concrete counterparts because they’re cheaper, Shannon says.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2023

Something was wrong with each, however—drainage, sunlight, clay soil.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson