Usually means: Sedimentary rocks containing clay, calcium.
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  1. marls: Merriam-Webster
  2. marls: Collins English Dictionary
  3. marls: Vocabulary.com
  4. Marl's, marls: Wordnik
  5. marls: Wiktionary
  6. marls: Dictionary.com
  7. Marls: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. marls: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. marls: Encyclopedia

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  1. MARLS: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING

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Definitions from Wiktionary (marl)

noun:  A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
verb:  (transitive) To cover with the earthy substance called marl.
verb:  (nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
noun:  (Australia) A species of bandicoot, Perameles myosurus, of southern Western Australia.
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