Gault
noun
the Lower Cretaceous clay formation in eastern England
Gault
1 British
/ ɡɔːlt /
noun
gault
2
British
/ ɡɔːlt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of gault
C16: of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, Gault said in the documentary, “Guys don’t want to do the video.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Dr Gault said also some schools are unable to replace out-of-date ICT equipment.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 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
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