red clay
Americannoun
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Origin of red clay
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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On Chatrier, organizers even inched the roof partway closed to protect spectators without casting an inch of shade onto the red clay.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
I played in the parks, which were often hard red clay with loose pebbles and stones, with two square goalposts fashioned out of wood and string.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025
Cobblestone streets and mom-and-pop stores speckle the downtown of this city of 18,000 that is caked in red clay soil and nestled among rolling hills.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
The track added red clay each of the last three years.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024
He lay in the center of a red clay trail near the village of My Khe.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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