layer of dirt

collocation in English

meaningsoflayeranddirt

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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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dirt
noun[U]
uk
/dɜːt/us
/dɝːt/
dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface ...
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(Definition oflayeranddirtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflayer of dirt

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Ice may exist in the glacier, even today, beneath an insulatinglayerofdirt.
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The entire thing is then covered over with alayerofdirt.
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The powder magazines were also reinforced by anotherlayerofdirt.
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All prisoners are covered with a thicklayerofdirt, as they are overworked and have almost no opportunity to wash themselves or their clothes.
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It operated until 1979, when it was buried intact beneath alayerofdirtfor more than two decades, before being destroyed in 2005.
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Later covered by a thinlayerofdirt, it was damaged by beetles and termites.
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In 1985, the macadam was once again covered with alayerofdirtfor a time period of 13 years.
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Glacier on the right on the other hand is thick; it still contains a lot of ice that is under a thinlayerofdirtand rock.
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Thelayerofdirtcovering the waste is reported to have been thinned due to wind and rain erosion, directly exposing nuclear waste material to open air.
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An adjoining quarry was also used for burials; here, bodies were buried in three layers, one atop the other, with alayerofdirtbetween each one.
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Almost all of the remains are flattened and shattered by the layers of dirt in which they had been buried.
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A characteristic specific to this ossuary was its segmentation; the groups of skeletons were separated by layers of dirt.
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They had since been hidden under layers of dirt and paint.
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The resulting deposits in the conduit, consisting of layers of dirt and organic material, are up to 50cm in thick on each wall.
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Furthermore, the solubility of glue derived from animal products has meant that the accumulated layers of dirt can not be removed without damaging the linen or dissolving the pigment.
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