Meaning of ruina montium | Babel Free
Definitions
A mining technique in Ancient Rome, similar in principle to Pascal's barrel, where miners would excavate narrow cavities in a mountain and fill them with water to cause pressures high enough to fragment the rock.
historical, uncountable
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.