How do you use Loess in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like soil or dirt, plus the exact meaning.
Loess meaning
Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
Using Loess
- The main meaning on this page is: Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
- Useful related words include: soil, dirt.
- In the example corpus, loess often appears in combinations such as: the loess, loess plateau, loess deposits.
Context around Loess
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Loess
- In this selection, "loess" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, soil, linear, eolian, plateau, deposits and canyons stand out and add context to how "loess" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include citation linear loess hills known and erosion of loess. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "loess" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with loess
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Yellow River in China carries yellow sediment from eroding loess soils. (12 words)
The rule applies to sand and loess because these soils retain nitrogen less well than loamy and peat soils. (19 words)
Therefore, windbreaks (such as big trees and bushes) are often planted by farmers to reduce the wind erosion of loess. (20 words)
Loess deposits Very fine glacial sediments or rock flour is often picked up by wind blowing over the bare surface and may be deposited great distances from the original fluvial deposition site. (32 words)
Poor contiguity of cultivated land mainly occurred on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, in southern China, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and on the south and northwest of the Loess Plateau. (30 words)
The Loess Plateau is bound to the east by the Luliang Mountain of Shanxi, which has a narrow basin running north to south along the Fen River. (27 words)
Example sentences (16)
The rule applies to sand and loess because these soils retain nitrogen less well than loamy and peat soils.
Poor contiguity of cultivated land mainly occurred on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, in southern China, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and on the south and northwest of the Loess Plateau.
This hardy tree, which is easily killed by fire, thrives in the deep soil and semi-arid environment of the Loess Canyons.
Agriculture was practised only on the loess plateau in the very south (southern Limburg ), but even there it was not established permanently.
A series of low mounds can be seen in the fields on the west side of Maryland Route 495 that are "loess" (wind-blown) material.
Loess deposits Very fine glacial sediments or rock flour is often picked up by wind blowing over the bare surface and may be deposited great distances from the original fluvial deposition site.
The adjective "yellow" describes the perennial color of the muddy water in the lower course of the river, which arises from soil ( loess ) being carried downstream.
The loess or wind-blown dust over that tundra, settled in and around the Rhine Valley, contributing to its current agricultural usefulness.
The Loess Plateau is bound to the east by the Luliang Mountain of Shanxi, which has a narrow basin running north to south along the Fen River.
The long axes of these dunes extend in the resultant direction of sand movement. citation Linear loess hills known as pahas are superficially similar.
The plateau is 1,000–1,500m in elevation and is filled with loess, a yellowish, loose soil that travels easily in the wind.
Therefore, windbreaks (such as big trees and bushes) are often planted by farmers to reduce the wind erosion of loess.
These eolian loess deposits may be very deep, even hundreds of meters, as in areas of China and the Midwestern United States of America.
The Yellow River in China carries yellow sediment from eroding loess soils.
Towards the south and southeast, extensive loess layers in the soil left behind by the last ice age allow high-yield crop farming.
U.S. Geological Survey Most houses in the area were yaodongs —dwellings carved out of loess hillsides—and many victims were killed when these structures collapsed.
Common combinations with loess
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the loess 5×
- loess plateau 3×
- loess deposits 2×
- of loess 2×