RAIN PILLAR

Domain	Definition
Geography	Tall, conical column of unconsolidated to semiconsolidated earth materials, e. g. clay, till or landslide debris, produced by differential erosion in a region of sporadic heavy rainfall, as in a badland or high alpine valley, and usually capped by a flat, hard boulder that shielded the underlying softer material from erosion. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: RAIN PILLAR

Language		Translations for "RAIN PILLAR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		erosionspille (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle). (various references)

Dutch		aardpyramide (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle). (various references)

Finnish		maapyramidi (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle). (various references)

French		pyramide coiffée, pilier d'érosion, nonne, demoiselle coiffée, demoiselle, colonne coiffée, cheminée de fées. (various references)

German		Nonne (concave tile, nun, nun moth), Erdpfeiler (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle). (various references)

Greek		γεωπυραμίδα (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle), "στήλοι μαγισσών". (various references)

Italian		pilastro di terra (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle). (various references)

Pig Latin		ainray illarpay

Portuguese		chaminé de fada (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle). (various references)

Swedish		jordpelare (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle), hoodoo (demoiselle, earth pyramid, earth-pillar, erosion column, fairy chimney, hoodoo column, penitent, sand pinacle). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: RAIN PILLAR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-i-i-l-l-n-p-r-r"
	-2 letters: riparian.
	-4 letters: narial, pallia, parian, parral, pillar, pirana, planar, rapini.
	-5 letters: aalii, apian, ilial, laari, lanai, lapin, liana, lipin, naira, pilar, plain, prill.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-i-i-l-l-n-p-r-r"
	+4 letters: premillenarian.
	+5 letters: premillenarians.
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