compact
adjective
well-compacted
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a word derived from
compact.
Example Sentences
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When a glacier eventually melts, the lodgement till is exposed as a sheet of well-compacted sediment ranging from several centimetres to many metres in thickness.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Large was the door, whose well-compacted strength A solid pine-tree barr'd of wondrous length: Scarce three strong Greeks could lift its mighty weight, But great Achilles singly closed the gate.
From The Iliad by Alexander Pope
The Saracen, if he had admired the strength of his adversary when sheathed in steel, was now no less struck with the accuracy of proportion displayed in his nervous and well-compacted figure.
From The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott
Laguna is a pretty large well-compacted town, and makes a very agreeable prospect.
From A Voyage to New Holland by William Dampier
In a single clear, well-compacted paragraph the court states Salome's claim and Belmonti's denial; in another, the warrantor Miller's denial and defense; and in two lines more, the decision of the lower court.
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable
