Gumbo Soil (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The farmer struggled to plow the gumbo soil in his fields after the heavy rainfall.
- The construction crew had to use specialized equipment to build the foundation on the gumbo soil.
- The hikers had to navigate through the treacherous gumbo soil on the trail after the storm.
- The gardener added organic matter to the gumbo soil to improve its drainage and structure.
- The engineer designed a drainage system to mitigate the effects of the gumbo soil on the new highway.