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yardang
yar·dang Y5008050 (yär′däng′)n. A long, sharp ridge of soft, clearly differentiated sediments rising between two troughs made by wind or water erosion and extending parallel to the direction of the wind or water flow.
[Of Uyghur dialectal (Tarim Basin) origin, equivalent to modern standard Uyghur yardin, ablative of yar, ridge, steep bank; akin to, Old Turkic yar.]yardang (ˈjɑːˌdɑːŋ) n (Physical Geography) a rocky ridge in the desert formed by wind erosionyardang
yardang[′yär‚daŋ] (geology) A long, irregular ridge with a sharp crest sited between two round-bottomed troughs that have been carved by wind erosion in a desert region. |