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escarpment
escarpment
/ɛˈskɑːrpmənt/
noun
A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
(
escarp
,
escarpment
,
protective embankment
,
scarp
)
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
(
escarpment
,
scarp
)
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
unguiculate
unguiculate
/ʌnˈɡwɪkjʊlət/
adjective
Having or resembling claws or nails
(
unguiculate
,
unguiculated
)
having or resembling claws or nails
Unguiculate animals
unguiculate animals
An unguiculate flower petal
an unguiculate flower petal
noun
A mammal having nails or claws
(
unguiculate
,
unguiculate mammal
)
a mammal having nails or claws
blast furnace
blast furnace
/blæst ˈfɜːrnɪs/
noun
A furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
(
blast furnace
)
a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
Iron ore was converted to metallic iron in the blast furnace.
Iron ore was converted to metallic iron in the blast furnace.
red helleborine
red helleborine
/ˈrɛd ˌhɛləˈbɔrɪn/
noun
Orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers
(
Cephalanthera rubra
,
red helleborine
)
orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers
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