Böschung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- batter verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
- embankment noun A raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, or to carry a road or railway across low ground.
- escarpment noun A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
Senses
Böschung is used for these senses in English:
- batter (architecture) An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
- embankment a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
- escarpment A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
batter — full definition
- verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
- noun A liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk used in baking or to coat food before frying.
- noun In cricket or baseball, the player at bat.
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