clay pit

noun

A quarry for clay.

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Meanings

nounclay pit (plural clay pits)

plural clay pits

  1. A quarry for clay.

    A short branch ran northwards from the brickworks to an extensive clay pit in which there was a considerable network of sidings.

    1960 January 28, Iain D. O. Frew, “The Brora Colliery Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 56

Translations

Catalan gredera
  • grederaclay quarry
Czech hliniště
  • hliništěclay quarry
Dutch kleiput
  • kleiputclay quarry
French argilière
  • argilièreclay quarry
German Tonstich, Tongrube
  • Tonstichclay quarry
  • Tongrubeclay quarry
Greek αργιλορυχείο
  • αργιλορυχείο (argilorycheío)clay quarry
Irish poll cré
  • poll créclay quarry
Polish glinianka
  • gliniankaclay quarry
Swedish lertäkt
  • lertäktclay quarry
Ukrainian гли́нище
  • гли́нище (hlýnyšče)clay quarry
Cite this entry
APA

clay pit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clay%20pit

MLA

“clay pit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clay%20pit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clay pit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clay%20pit.

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