Sentence examples for layers of earth from inspiring English sources

In Wyoming and northern China, broad layers of earth are composed of "clinker," the brittle baked rock left behind when subterranean coal burns.

Earthfill dam, also called Earth Dam, or Embankment Dam, dam built up by compacting successive layers of earth, using the most impervious materials to form a core and placing more permeable substances on the upstream and downstream sides.

In Rhône-Alpes, France, the rammed earth technic is the most spread and consists in compacting layers of earth, one by one, within a framework.

Archaeologists typically discover ruins of human dwellings as they descend through layers of earth.

Using chopsticks to grab hold of them was like excavating layers of earth, each slightly different.

In general, his roofs were covered with layers of earth, suitable for gardens or other green growth.

That's another thing about the layers of New York.

Stripped of layers of Hollywood cuteness, these are elemental tales of danger and justice.

I think the many layers of Istanbul are evident in my work.

From harbor to ocean, the layers of Newport's history are all clearly visible, touchable and tourable.

Benjamin has gone so deeply into the layers of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's vocabulary that she gives it new life.