ADOBE

Adobe (uh-DO-bee) noun

-sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.

-Silt or clay deposited by rivers, from which such bricks are made.

-a dark, heavy soil, containing clay.

For E.g- During the recent horrifying earthquake of the south, many people were crushed and burried underneath the thick adobe walls

Syn- argil, bole, earth, pottery, terra cotta