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laterites

laterites is the plural of laterite.

Meaning of laterite

Noun

laterite (countable and uncountable, plural laterites)

  1. A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.
    • Although the track is ballasted, it does not prevent clouds of reddish dust from the laterite soil blowing about when the train is in motion; after a journey with the windows open a bath is a necessity!1948 September and October, W. S. Darby, “The Gold Coast Railway—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 287
    Synonyms:
    murram

Questions about laterites

What is laterites the plural of?
Laterites is the plural of laterite.

Words near laterites in the dictionary

  1. laterise
  2. laterised
  3. laterises
  4. laterising
  5. laterite
  6. laterites
  7. lateritic
  8. lateritious
  9. lateriversion
  10. lateriversions
  11. laterizable

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