INSELBERG


Meaning of INSELBERG in English

[ 'ɪns(ə)lbə:g , -z- ]

■ noun Geology an isolated hill rising abruptly from a plain.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Ger., from Insel 'island' + Berg 'mountain'.

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