rammed earth

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Definition of rammed earth in English English dictionary: A construction material made by compressing or packing earth (dirt); or pisé de terre Building material made by compacting and drying a stiff mixture of clay, sand or other aggregate, and water. It has been used by many civilizations. The most durable of the earth-building forms, it is formed into building blocks (see adobe) or rammed within removable wooden forms in layers or lifts to construct walls. China's Erligang ( 1600 BC) is an example of a rammed-earth fortification; it covers an area of 1.2 sq mi (3.2 sq km) and may have taken 10,000 people more than 12 years to build

rammed earth

Turkish pronunciation

rämd ırth

/ˈramd ˈərᴛʜ/ /ˈræmd ˈɜrθ/

(verb.) 14th century. Middle English rammen, probably from ram, n..

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