n.[U]

1. 【地】壤土
   We camped there, where the loam was trampled by countless herds of bison.

   我們在那裡露了營。那裡的壤土遭到無數群野牛的踐踏。

2. 暗色土，肥土
   The ship was completely buried in the soft loam of the sea bottom.

   這條船被完全埋到海底鬆軟的肥土裡。

3. 【建】壚姆，亞黏土
   Truckloads of loam were transported to the construction site.

   一輛輛裝滿亞黏土的卡車被運往這個建築工地。

vt.

1. 用壤土（或壚姆等）填
   They plan to loam the field.

   他們計畫用壚姆填這塊地。

n.

1. a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.
2. a paste of clay and water with sand and chopped straw, used in making bricks and plastering walls.