| 单词 | block mountain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblock mountain block mountain n. Geology a mountain bounded by natural faults in the earth's crust, formed by block faulting. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > type of iron mountain1658 jokul1780 table mountain1822 mountain of accumulation1864 voel1876 nunatak1877 monadnock1893 block mountain1896 fold mountain1908 hen-cackle1934 1891 Industries 2 Oct. 331/2 As denudation has not yet removed the raised areas, they stand out as ‘block mountains’ with almost vertical faces. 1933 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 23 170 These two systems of faults cross each other at an oblique angle, thus creating a series of block mountains of sub-rhombic form. 2011 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 27 291/1 It [sc. the study area] consists of plateaux, escarpments, a block mountain and the Rift Valley where Lakes Abaya and Lake Chamo are located. < as lemmas |
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