a landslip.
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释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [noun] > movement under gravity or water (24) land-rushc1550 a landslip. slide1664 An earth-slip, a landslip, an avalanche; a place on a hillside, etc., where this has happened. landslip1679 The sliding down of a mass of land on a mountain or cliff side; land which has so fallen. Also figurative and attributive. pitting1686 The digging of a pit or pits; the result of such activity. Also: the natural formation of a pit or pits through subsidence of the soil. rockfall?1797 (a) a cascade in a river over rocks; (b) the descent of loose rocks; a mass of fallen rock. shoot1820 A detachment and falling away or tumbling down (as of part of a cliff); a landslip. landslide1822 The sliding down or subsidence of a large mass of earth, rock, etc.; a landslip; esp. a collapse of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. Also figur… run1827 A sudden spontaneous flow of sand, earth, or other material in a mine or other working; a slip, a slide. mountain slide1830 a landslide occurring on a mountainside. slip1838 The slipping or subsiding of a mass of earth, etc., from a higher level; the quantity of earth which has thus fallen; = landslip, n. slough1838 (See quots.) mudslide1848 A landslip of mud. founder1882 The action of founder, v.; a landslip. creep1889 Geology. (Cf. 3.) A slow, imperceptible movement en masse of soil, talus, etc., usually downhill under the influence of gravity but frequently with… soil-creep1897 the slow creeping or sliding movement of surface-soil down a slope. rock creep1902 the gradual downhill movement of rock masses, boulders, etc., under the influence of gravity; cf. creep, n. 6a. slump1905 transferred. Geomorphology. A landslide in which soil, sediment, or the like slides a short distance with some degree of cohesion and usually a… solifluction1906 The gradual movement of waterlogged soil or other surface material down a slope, esp. where the subsoil is frozen and acts as a barrier to the… slumping1907 The fall of soil, sediment, or the like in a slump (slump, n.2 2b). slopewash1938 the downhill movement of soil or rock under the action of gravity assisted by running water not confined to a channel. sludging1946 = solifluction, n. mass wasting1951 gradual movement of rock, soil, fallen snow, etc., under the influence of gravity. Subcategories:— mud flow (2) |
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