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noun
- 1. a broad slope of alluvial material at the foot of an escarpment.
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noun. ba· ja· da. variants or less commonly bahada. bəˈhädə. plural -s. 1. Southwest : a steep curved descending road or trail. 2. : a broad alluvial slope extending from the base of a mountain range out into a basin and formed by coalescence of separate alluvial fans.
Bajada definition: an alluvial plain formed at the base of a mountain by the coalescing of several alluvial fans.. See examples of BAJADA used in a sentence.
Oct 31, 2017 · Bajada is a continuous, gently sloping fringe of angular scree, coarse and gravel sand around the margins of an inland basin, or along the mountain range base, in a semi-arid region.
6 days ago · Bajada (Spanish: slope), also spelled as bahada, consists of a series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front. Such fan-shaped deposits are formed by the deposition of sediments within a stream resting on the flat land at the base of the mountain.
A bajada consists of a series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front. These fan-shaped deposits form by the deposition of sediment within a stream onto flat land at the base of a mountain.
noun. rugby Union a scrummaging technique, developed in Argentina, in which all eight forwards in a pack drive forward low and hard. Origin of bajada. 1. C20: from Spanish bajar to go down.
bajada, broad slope of debris spread along the lower slopes of mountains by descending streams, usually found in arid or semiarid climates; the term was adopted because of its use in the U.S. Southwest. A bajada is often formed by the coalescing of several alluvial fans.
