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sackungs

sackungs 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 sackungs

What is sackungs the plural of?
Sackungs is the plural of sackung.

Words near sackungs in the dictionary

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

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