Explore Caliche through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hardpan or soil. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Caliche in a sentence
Caliche meaning
- A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
- A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan.
Using Caliche
- The main meaning on this page is: A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer. | A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan.
- Useful related words include: hardpan, soil, dirt, rock.
- In the example corpus, caliche often appears in combinations such as: and caliche.
Context around Caliche
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Caliche
- In this selection, "caliche" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, girls, high and volleyball stand out and add context to how "caliche" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include caliche girls basketball and caliche high school. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "caliche" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with caliche
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Caliche in Tuesday nightтАЩs first round. (6 words)
The local Spanish vernacular is called Caliche. (7 words)
Caliche High School Boys Basketball Vs. Idalia: 4 p.m., high school gym. (13 words)
Pictured (from left): front row, Hayden Walker -- eighth grade; Avery Bell -- eighth grade; Walker McCormick -- seventh grade; back row, Lion Dan Torres and Caliche teacher Dan Hoppe. (27 words)
Early-season matches provide an opportunity for teams to solidify their identity, and Caliche volleyball seems to have found the right formula. (22 words)
Caliche girls basketball could hardly have asked for a hotter way to start its season. (15 words)
Example sentences (7)
Caliche girls basketball could hardly have asked for a hotter way to start its season.
Caliche High School Boys Basketball Vs. Idalia: 4 p.m., high school gym.
Early-season matches provide an opportunity for teams to solidify their identity, and Caliche volleyball seems to have found the right formula.
Pictured (from left): front row, Hayden Walker -- eighth grade; Avery Bell -- eighth grade; Walker McCormick -- seventh grade; back row, Lion Dan Torres and Caliche teacher Dan Hoppe.
Caliche in Tuesday nightтАЩs first round.
However "caliche" is considered informal, and a few people choose not to use it.
The local Spanish vernacular is called Caliche.
Common combinations with caliche
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: