(geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin

plural of loess

A plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River.

Of or relating to loess.

(geology) Of or relating to loess.

(geology) Relating to, or composed of loess

plural of loessland

Terrain rich in loess.

The process by which non-loess ground becomes loess ground; the process of loess deposit formation; the transformation of a silty deposit into loess.