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Meaning of Flysch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
flɪʃ

Definitions

  1. A set of tertiary strata in the Alps.
  2. A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.

Equivalents

Deutsch Flysch
Ελληνικά φλύσχης
Français flysch

Examples

“The lower part of the rock section over which you have just climbed is the Flysch: dark grey slaty rocks that come out in small shards if you pick at them with your fingers.”
“Most of the structures and textures observed at Ponkapoag section have been noted in turbitite and flysch sequences.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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