- mountain scarp
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горный обрыв
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
mountain scarp
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Scarp — Scarp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarping}.] To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. [1913 Webster] From scarped cliff and quarried stone. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Sweep ruins… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarp — SCARP, an isle, in the parish of Harris, district of Lewis, county of Inverness; containing 129 inhabitants. This is a high conical rocky isle, consisting of a solid mountain, of which the diameter is about three miles. It lies on the western… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
scarp — /skap / (say skahp) noun 1. a steep ridge extending from a mountain range; escarpment. 2. Fortifications the side of a ditch next to a rampart; an escarp. –verb (t) 3. to form or cut into a scarp. {Italian scarpa. See escarp} …
Darling Scarp — Southwest Western Australia from space. The dark green is dense vegetation on and above the scarp, which has been retained for forest reserve and water catchment purposes. The sharp vegetation boundary on the coastal side coincides with the edge… … Wikipedia
Darling Scarp — Südwestliches Western Australia aus dem Weltall betrachtet. Das dunkle Grün ist eine dichte Vegetation an und über der Scarp, die als Wälder und Wassereinzugsgebiet erhalten blieb. Die Grenze der Scarp Vegetation an der Küste stimmt mit der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Fault-block mountain — Fault block or fault mountains are produced when normal ( near vertical ) faults fracture a section of continental crust. Vertical motion of the resulting blocks, sometimes accompanied by tilting, can then lead to high escarpments. These… … Wikipedia
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Warner Lakes — below Hart Mountain scarp Location Lake County, Oregon, USA Coordinates … Wikipedia
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