Sackung
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sackung is a noun meaning (geology) A large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges.
Meaning
(geology) A large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges.
Example Sentences
1985, G. Holmes and J. J. Jarvis, “Large-scale toppling within a sackung type deformation at Ben Attow, Scotland”, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, volume 18, number 3 (August 1985), pages 287–289.
Word Forms
- sackungs
- sackungen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include earthslide, sluff, slide, landslip, rockslide, landslide.
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