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sackung

sackung noun: a large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges.

Noun

sackung (plural sackungs or sackungen)

  1. A large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges.
    • 1985, G. Holmes and J. J. Jarvis, “Large-scale toppling within a sackung type deformation at Ben Attow, Scotland”, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, volume 18, number 3 (August 1985), pages 287–289.

Forms of sackung

pluralsackungs
pluralsackungen

Origin of sackung

Borrowed from German Sackung.

Questions about sackung

What does sackung mean?
Sackung means a large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges.
What part of speech is sackung?
Sackung is a noun.
What is the plural of sackung?
The plural of sackung is sackungs.

Words near sackung in the dictionary

  1. Sacksian
  2. sackt
  3. sacktime
  4. sacktruck
  5. sacktrucks
  6. sackung
  7. sackungen
  8. sackungs
  9. Sackville
  10. Sackville North
  11. Sackvilles

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