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Flysch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /flɪʃ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A set of tertiary strata in the Alps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From German fließen (“to flow, to melt”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: fliŝo — series of sandstones and schists
  • French: flysch — series of sandstones and schists
  • German: Flysch — series of sandstones and schists
  • Greek: φλύσχης (flýschis) — series of sandstones and schists
  • Serbo-Croatian: fliš — series of sandstones and schists