löss

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löss

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alternative, uncountable Alternative form of loess All those tracts of löss which occur within the valleys proper come under the designation of valley-löss, while the term “hill-löss” is applied to those masses which are less closely connected with the valleys, and sometimes extend over plateaux and hilly ground between separate drainage-areas.

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@misc{lo_ss_2026,
  title = {löss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/l%C3%B6ss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}