| 释义 |
block mountain in American English US a mountain produced by faulting and the uplifting of large blocks of rock block mountain in American EnglishnounGeology a mountain formed by the uplift of blocks of the earth's crust Word origin [1895–1900 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, backstage, cutback, flamenco, slapstick |