red clay

noun Geology.

a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.

Origin of red clay

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

OTHER WORDS FROM red clay

red-clay, adjective

Words nearby red clay

red cedar, red cell, red cent, Red Chamber, Red China, red clay, Redcloud Peak, red clover, red cluster pepper, redcoat, red cod

Example sentences from the Web for red clay

A battery was planted at each house, and we could see the lines of red-clay parapets marking the sites.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,|George Alfred Townsend
It was a dark night, and the ride seemed endless as the oxen moved slowly on through the red-clay mire.
Solomon|Constance Fenimore Woolson
The red-clay is an abysmal formation, occurring in the sea bottom in the deepest part of the oceans.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
Quinton Edge himself was sitting at the corner of the fireplace smoking a red-clay pipe with a reed stem.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen

He had climbed to the top of a red-clay mound perhaps a hundred feet high.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster

单词	red clay
释义	red clay noun Geology. a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese. Origin of red clay Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 OTHER WORDS FROM red clay red-clay, adjective Words nearby red clay red cedar, red cell, red cent, Red Chamber, Red China, red clay, Redcloud Peak, red clover, red cluster pepper, redcoat, red cod Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for red clay A battery was planted at each house, and we could see the lines of red-clay parapets marking the sites. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,\|George Alfred Townsend It was a dark night, and the ride seemed endless as the oxen moved slowly on through the red-clay mire. Solomon\|Constance Fenimore Woolson The red-clay is an abysmal formation, occurring in the sea bottom in the deepest part of the oceans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4\|Various Quinton Edge himself was sitting at the corner of the fireplace smoking a red-clay pipe with a reed stem. The Doomsman\|Van Tassel Sutphen He had climbed to the top of a red-clay mound perhaps a hundred feet high. The Forgotten Planet\|Murray Leinster
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