yardang
Meanings
noun
- A large wind-eroded mass of soft or poorly consolidated rock in a desert region which lies parallel to the prevailing winds, often with an unusual shape.
Word forms
Etymology
From yardan, ablative of Turkish yar ("cliff", "precipice").
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