see|Karst
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English
Pronunciation
AHD|kärst (US) or käst (UK)
IPA|/k�rst/ (US) or /k��st/ (UK)
SAMPA|/kArst/</tt> (US) or <tt>/kA:st/</tt> (UK)<tt>
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)st|-��(r)st
Noun
en-noun
#geology A type of land formation, usually with many caves caused by limestone being dissolved by underground drainage.
#*1978, M. M. Sweeting, "The Karst of Kweilin, Southern China," The Geographical Journal, vol. 144, no. 2, p. 200,
#*:In the time available to us on our geomorphological tour we were not able to see the higher and younger karsts of Kweichow and Yunnan and Kunming.
Derived terms
karstology
thermokarst
vi:karst
zh:karst
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