"dirt bed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dirt beds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dirt bed (plural dirt beds)
  1. (geology) A layer of clayey earth forming a stratum in a geological formation. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-dirt_bed-en-noun-db~Bxo2w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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