claypan

[ kley-pan ]

noun
  1. Australian. a shallow, normally dry depression in the ground that holds water after a heavy rain.

Origin of claypan

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; clay + pan1

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British Dictionary definitions for claypan

claypan

/ (ˈkleɪˌpæn) /


noun
  1. a layer of stiff impervious clay situated just below the surface of the ground, which holds water after heavy rain

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