block mountain

noun

, Geology.

1. a mountain formed by the uplift of blocks of the earth's crust.

Word History and Origins

Origin of block mountain¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Many parts of Colombia have entered the rainy season, a time of year when swollen rivers often break their banks in the Andean nation and mudslides destroy homes or block mountain roads.

From Reuters

Then the foreman of a ranch near Steens Mountain came across his two-wheel-drive 1999 Toyota Tacoma, hanging off an embankment along a rarely used road passing through Stonehouse Canyon on the east flank of the massive, fault block mountain.

From Seattle Times

Then the foreman of a ranch near Steens Mountain came across his two-wheel-drive 1999 Toyota Tacoma, hanging off an embankment along a rarely used road passing through Stonehouse Canyon on the east flank of the massive, fault block mountain.

From Washington Times

Recent scientific evidence suggests that floods originating in the Himalayas are caused largely by landslides that temporarily block mountain rivers.

From Nature

She knew that the wash led nowhere, that it was a blind alley, a cul-de-sac ending in a rock-strewn, unclimbable slope that was the base of Block Mountain.

From Project Gutenberg