talud

Spanish talud.

talud (plural taluds)

1. 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])

1. slope (of a structure, wall or terrain)

• talud on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

talud

1. nominative plural of talu

talud

1. needle

Borrowed from French talus, maybe of Celtic origin.

• IPA^(key): /taˈlud/ [t̪aˈluð̞]
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: ta‧lud

talud m (plural taludes)

1. slope (of a structure, wall or terrain)

• → Dutch: talud
• → English: talud

• “talud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014