rammed earth

American  

noun

1. a mixture of sand, loam, clay, and other ingredients rammed hard within forms as a building material.

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Etymology

Origin of rammed earth

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

At the moment it's derelict, but Goldsworthy explained his plans to create a rammed earth wall with a deep cavity in the middle, the size of a grave.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

A technique known as rammed earth construction uses materials that are alternatives to cement and are often more readily available in the environment.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

Compared with the bare sections, biocrust-covered rammed earth was less porous and had higher shear strength and compressive strength, the team reports today.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

With contact, however, came growing conflict as well, suggested in the archaeological record by the emergence of metalworking and cities defended by walls of rammed earth.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

But wine casks full of rammed earth had been hurriedly piled there in case the mad English should make the attempt.

From Elizabethan Sea Dogs by Wood, William Charles Henry