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单词 laterite soil
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laterite soil.
General attributive, esp. in laterite soil.
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1828 Oriental Herald Mar. 461 For the walls of houses, the laterite stone, so often mentioned before, is in universal repute.
1851 R. F. Burton Goa 176 A pile of laterite rock rising abruptly from a level expanse of sand.
1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa II. 327 The red laterite roads.
1898 Agric. Ledger (Calcutta) 5 ii. 34 Those ‘laterite soils’, that is, soils lying on or adjacent to what had every appearance of being laterite rock..had all a bright red appearance when dry; but..some at least of these are probably not true laterite.
1906 Daily Chron. 24 Aug. 6/5 The soil and the climate of Seychelles are evidently favourable to the growth of Para rubber, which thrives even in laterite soils where no other plants are at present growing.
1954 E. Huxley Four Guineas (1955) 134 Tamale is a flat, sprawling, mud-and-thatch town smothered, at this time of year, in red laterite dust, the streets packed with people.
1985 Cambr. Encycl. Life Sci. viii. 192/2 In certain areas such as Australia drier climates resulted in hardening of laterite layers (layers of iron and aluminium oxides in soils), a process which was irreversible.
2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 29/2 By vehicle, even in the dry season, you'll need a 4WD to tackle the tougher laterite and sand tracks.
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