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head wall

noun

a cliff or steep slope rising at one end of a glaciated valley.

Nearby words

head tone, head trip, head up, head voice, head waiter, head wall, head-and-tail light, head-banger, head-butt, head-dropping test, head-hunting
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Science definitions for headwall

headwall

[ hĕd′wôl′ ]

A steep slope or precipice rising at the head of a valley or glacial cirque.
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