"swelling soil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swelling soils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} swelling soil (countable and uncountable, plural swelling soils)
  1. (geology) A soil containing clay minerals that absorb water and swell, causing bumps across terrain. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-swelling_soil-en-noun-Q~kiUOod Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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