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Showing words for FLYSCH using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Flysch
flysch
4 Letter Words for Flysch
lych, scfh
3 Letter Words for Flysch
cfh, cfs, chs, cly, cyl, fcs, fcy, fly, fsh, fys, hcf, hcl, lsc, lyc, lys, scf, sch, shf, shy, sly, syl
Definitions for Flysch
[1] an association of certain types of marine sedimentary rocks characteristic of deposition in a foredeep.
[2] (sometimes not capital) a marine sedimentary facies consisting of a sequence of sandstones, conglomerates, marls, shales, and clays that were formed by erosion during a period of mountain building and subsequently deformed as the mountain building continued. The phenomenon was first observed in the Alps
Words nearby Flysch
flyoff, flyover, flypaper, flypast, flyposting, flysch, flyscreen, flyspeck, flystrike, flyte, flytier
Origin of Flysch
1845–55; < German < Swiss German flīsch referring to such deposits in the Swiss Alps; perhaps akin to Swabian dial. flins slate (akin to flint)
Word origin for Flysch
Swiss German