Meaning & use
gault
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A stiff, heavy clay or marl found in certain geological formations, especially in southeastern England.
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The cliffs exposed a thick layer of gault beneath the chalk.
Bricks in the region were traditionally made from local gault clay.
A note on using this word
The term is closely tied to English geology, referring to a Cretaceous-period clay formation that separates the Upper and Lower Greensand.
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marl
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