gault

¹

/ ɡɔːlt /

noun

1. a stiff compact clay or thick heavy clayey soil

Gault

²

/ ɡɔːlt /

noun

1. the Gault
   the Lower Cretaceous clay formation in eastern England

Word History and Origins

Origin of gault¹

C16: of obscure origin

Example Sentences

A wound from an Anglo Arms machete killed 14-year-old Gordon Gault after an attack in November 2022 in Newcastle.

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Gordon Gault died days after being injured in November 2022, following a feud between rival gangs in Newcastle.

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Dr Graham Gault, from the National Association of Head Teachers, said it will "take a generation" to solve problems facing the sector.

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But Dr Gault said it was of the "highest urgency" that funding for schools is given priority in the budget the executive will set for 2024-25.

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Dr Gault said also some schools are unable to replace out-of-date ICT equipment.

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