talud
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talud (plural taluds)
- An inward-sloping surface or panel, in talud-tablero architecture.
- 1974, Mesa Verde National Park (N.P.), Proposed Wilderness: Environmental Impact Statement, page 21:
- Many of these manmade structures have collapsed over the years, and, consequently, a large percent of the taluds have been lost. Numerous dams remain, however, [...]
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Borrowed from French talus, of unknown origin.
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talud n (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])
- slope (of a structure, wall or terrain)
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- talud on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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talud
- nominative plural of talu
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talud
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French talus, maybe of Celtic origin.
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talud m (plural taludes)
- slope (of a structure, wall or terrain)
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Further reading edit
- “talud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014