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loess

loess

A deposit of fine, mostly silt-sized particles carried and laid down by wind.

All languages

English
loess
Norwegian
løss
Japanese
黄土 — おうど — oudo
Korean
뢰스 — roeseu
Spanish
loes
French
lœss
German
Löss

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