单词 | earth pillar |
释义 | earth pillar in British Englishnoun a landform consisting of a column of clay or earth capped and protected from erosion by a boulder earth pillar in American Englishnoun Geology a pillar of earthy matter left by erosion of the surrounding ground Word origin [1865–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, dunk, maverick, steamroller, valence |
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