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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaliente rocoso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: saliente rocoso
"El castillo fue construido sobre un saliente rocoso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tongue-shaped rock projection or rocky ridge extending from a cliff or mountain face.
"Die Bergsteiger mussten vorsichtig den schmalen Felszung überqueren." - 2
In geomorphology, a specific rock formation that tapers at the end like a tongue.
"Der Gletscher zog sich zurück und legte eine markante Felszung frei."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German elements 'Fels' (rock, cliff) and 'Zung' (related to tongue-like geographical formations), historically appearing in Alpine regional geology and cartography during the 19th century to describe protruding rock formations resembling tongues.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Felszung" is said worldwide
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éperon rocheux
Transliteration: éperon rocheux
"L'alpiniste s'est arrêté sur l'éperon rocheux."
Felszung
Transliteration: Felszung
"Die Aussicht von der Felszung war atemberaubend."
sprone roccioso
Transliteration: sprone roccioso
"Il sentiero passa sopra uno sprone roccioso."
saliente rocoso
Transliteration: saliente rocoso
"El castillo fue construido sobre un saliente rocoso."
proeminência rochosa
Transliteration: proeminencia rochosa
"Eles acamparam perto da proeminência rochosa."
चट्टानी नुकीला भाग
Transliteration: chattani nukila bhag
"पर्वتारोही चट्टानी नुकीला भाग पर खड़े थे।"
岩舌
Transliteration: yán shé
"险峻的岩舌俯瞰着整个山谷。"
바위 혀
Transliteration: bawi hyeo
"등산객들은 바위 혀 위에서 휴식을 취했다."
岩舌
Transliteration: gansetsu
"登山家は岩舌の先端に慎重に進んだ。"
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