Karst

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English

Pronunciation

  • AHD: kärst (US) or käst (UK)
  • IPA: /kɑrst/ (US) or /kɑːst/ (UK)
  • SAMPA: /kArst/</tt> (US) or /kA:st/ (UK)

Noun

karst

  1. (geology{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A type of land formation, usually with many caves caused by limestone being dissolved by underground drainage

Derived terms

zh:karst

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