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makhtesh

makhtesh noun: a geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi.

Noun

makhtesh

  1. A geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi.

Forms of makhtesh

alternative formmachtesh

Origin of makhtesh

From Hebrew מַכְתֵּשׁ.

Questions about makhtesh

What does makhtesh mean?
Makhtesh means a geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi.
What part of speech is makhtesh?
Makhtesh is a noun.

Words near makhtesh in the dictionary

  1. Makhnovshchina
  2. Makhnovshchyna
  3. makhonee
  4. makhorka
  5. makhorkas
  6. makhtesh
  7. Makhuwa
  8. Makhuwa-Meetto
  9. Makhuwa-Shirima
  10. makhzan
  11. makhzans

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