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# loess

noun (loess, uncountable)

«loess» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (geography) A very fine, yellowish-brown soil made of dust blown by the wind, often after the Ice Age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#m1)
2. It makes very fertile farmland but wears away easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons about soils and rocks, loess is wind-blown sediment; the Loess Plateau in China is famous, and the Yellow River gets its colour from loess. Phrases: the Loess Plateau, loess soil.

### Examples

- Loess is soil carried by the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#x1)
- The Yellow River is yellow because of loess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#x2)
- Farmers grow good crops on loess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#x3)
- The Loess Plateau in China is covered with deep loess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#x4)
- Loess can be washed away quickly by heavy rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#x5)
- Our geography teacher showed us a jar of fine loess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Pronounced LOH-es, LURSS or LESS. Comes from German. A specialist word in geography.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «loess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loess/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«loess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loess.html) on Mova free.