Usually means: Dense, compacted soil layer, impermeable.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. claypan: Merriam-Webster
  2. claypan: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. claypan: Collins English Dictionary
  4. claypan: Wordnik
  5. claypan: Wiktionary
  6. claypan: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. claypan: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. claypan: Dictionary.com
  9. Claypan: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. claypan: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. claypan: Encyclopedia

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  1. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. claypan: Canadian Soil Information System
  2. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (claypan)

▸ noun:  (geology) A compact stratum of partially permeable material rich in clay.

Similar:
underclay, caliche, claystone, clump, china clay, clay, London Clay, brickclay, hardpan, light clay, more...

Opposite:
hill, mountain, peak, summit, ridge

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Similar:
underclay, caliche, claystone, clump, china clay, clay, London Clay, brickclay, hardpan, light clay, more...

Opposite:
hill, mountain, peak, summit, ridge



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