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sackungen

sackungen is the plural of sackung.

Meaning of sackung

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.

Questions about sackungen

What is sackungen the plural of?
Sackungen is the plural of sackung.

Words near sackungen in the dictionary

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

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