Definition of loesses Loesses
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Wiktionary 
- loesses (Noun)
Plural of loess.
Part of speech
🔤- loesses, noun, plural of loess.
WordNet
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| loess - a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- loess (n.)
A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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loess
Any sediment, dominated by silt, of aeolian (wind-blown) origin.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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loess
lės, or lō′es, n. a loamy deposit of Pleistocene age, in the valleys of the Rhine, Danube, and Rhone.—Also Löss. [Ger. löss.]
Part of speech
🔤- loess, noun, singular of loesses.
