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Definition of shale noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

shale

 noun
noun
NAmE//ʃeɪl//
 
[uncountable]
 
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a type of soft stone that splits easily into thin, flat layers
shaly
 
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NAmE//ˈʃeɪli//
 
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