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peat

/piːt/

Traduction: Substance végétale partiellement carbonisée, formée dans les sols gorgés d'eau des tourbières, que l'on peut sécher et utiliser comme combustible.

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noun

C1formalcommon/piːt/

indénombrable

A noun referring to partially carbonized vegetable matter, typically found in bogs, that is saturated with water and can be dried and used as a fuel.

  • 🇫🇷Substance végétale partiellement carbonisée, formée dans les sols gorgés d'eau des tourbières, que l'on peut sécher et utiliser comme combustible.
  1. Organic fuel material B2 formal

    A dark, fibrous material formed from partially decomposed plant matter in waterlogged conditions, often used as a fuel source after drying.

    • In some rural areas, people still burn peat for heating.
    • The bog was rich in peat deposits.
    • Peat is often cut and dried before being used as fuel.

    🇫🇷Tourbe (combustible)

    Synonymes: turf

  • peats plural form
  • peats' possessive plural form
  • peat's possessive singular form