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单词 flysch
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flysch

[ flish ]
/ flɪʃ /

noun Geology.

an association of certain types of marine sedimentary rocks characteristic of deposition in a foredeep.

Origin of flysch

1845–55; <German <Swiss German flīsch referring to such deposits in the Swiss Alps; perhaps akin to Swabian dial. flins slate (akin to flint)

Words nearby flysch

flyposting, fly press, fly rail, Fly River, fly rod, flysch, flyscreen, fly sheet, flyspeck, fly spray, fly-strike
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Example sentences from the Web for flysch

  • Flysch and Vienna sandstone, with younger nummulitic beds and Hring group.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

  • Lenticular intercalations of gabbro, diabase, &c., occur in the Flysch in Calabria on the Pyrenees.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

  • Flysch, representing both the Cretaceous and Eocene systems, is widely distributed.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for flysch

Flysch
/ (flɪʃ) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) a marine sedimentary facies consisting of a sequence of sandstones, conglomerates, marls, shales, and clays that were formed by erosion during a period of mountain building and subsequently deformed as the mountain building continued. The phenomenon was first observed in the Alps

Word Origin for Flysch

Swiss German
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