bajada

[ buh-hah-duh ]

noun

1. an alluvial plain formed at the base of a mountain by the coalescing of several alluvial fans.

bajada

/ baˈxada /

noun

1. rugby Union a scrummaging technique, developed in Argentina, in which all eight forwards in a pack drive forward low and hard

Word History and Origins

Origin of bajada¹

1865–70, Americanism; < Spanish: slope, swoop, originally feminine past participle of bajar to descend < Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, derivative of Late Latin bassus short, low

Word History and Origins

Origin of bajada¹

C20: from Spanish bajar to go down

Example Sentences

The Bajada Nature Trail, near the Gateway trailhead, is a figure-eight you can do as either a half- or a quarter-mile loop.

From Outside Online

After twenty miles appeared La Bajada Hill, crossing the trail at right angles.

From Project Gutenberg

Below the Bajada the height of the floods progressively declines.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1827 the inhabitants of Bajada went there in such numbers that the town was half deserted.

From Project Gutenberg

During this first phase the curve of the Bajada is parallel (thirteen days later) to that of Posadas.

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