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

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Example Sentences

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rammed earth

"Through material exploration they were able to transfer the skills of rammed earth," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2024

"Using local soil along with rammed earth products reduces sand exploitation. And just as importantly, this material is not affected by wildfires to the same extent as current wooden structures."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024

Many of the Great Wall’s most well-known and visited sections are made of stone or brick, but other parts were built out of soil compacted by workers, often called rammed earth.

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

The floors were bricked or paved, or consisted still more frequently of merely a layer of rammed earth.

From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero

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