murram

murram
Laterite.

142. Floor for natives to be paved if for cots, otherwise to be murram or chunam, say 6″ rubble or concrete, plastered.


Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • murram — /murˈəm/ noun A tough, clayey gravel used as road metal in tropical Africa ORIGIN: Native name …   Useful english dictionary

  • murram — n. naturally occurring radioactive compound containing thorium (Th 232) used to pave roads in Eastern Africa …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Gravel road — A gravel road, as often found in rural areas and lesser developed nations. A …   Wikipedia

  • MYRRHA — I. MYRRHA Graece μυῤῤὶς, herba est, simillima cicutae, caule foliique et folre, minor tantum et exilior, cibo non insuavis, Plin. l. 24. c. 16. sic dicta, διὰ τὸ μυρίζον καὶ ἐυῷδες, ob suavem eius fragrantiam, quam radice praefert. Dioscorides,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Starehe Boys Centre and School — (also popularly known as Starch ) is a partial board,boys only educational boarding school located in Nairobi Kenya. The school was founded in 1959 by Geoffrey William Griffin and his co founders Geofrey Gatama Geturo, and Joseph Kibiru Gikubu.… …   Wikipedia

  • MURRA — Graece μόῤρα, unde pocula murrhina, illa adeo apud Antiquos celebria, melius murrea et murrina; Graece μόῤρινα; occurrit apud Martialem, l. 10. Epigr. 80. v. 1. maculosae pocula murrae, Et Statium in Corona Earini, l. 3. Sylv. 4. v. 57. hic… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Narsinghpur — This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Narsinghpur District. Narsinghpur   city   …   Wikipedia

  • Dirt road — Cattle block a dirt road in Paraguay. Dirt road is a common term for an unpaved road made from the native material of the land surface through which it passes, known to highway engineers as subgrade material. Dirt roads are suitable for vehicles; …   Wikipedia

  • Bubembe Island — is an island in Lake Victoria inside the country of Uganda. In the religion of the Buganda people, it is the home of the temple of Mukasa.OverviewBubembe Island is one of 84 islands in Lake Victoria known as the Ssese Islands. The islands belong… …   Wikipedia

  • Jalor district — is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of 10,640 km² (3.11 percent of Rajasthan s area), and a population of 1,448,486 (2001 census), with …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”