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Meanings of blockfield in English

Spanish
chaos
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tartera
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A blockfield (also spelt block field), felsenmeer, boulder field or stone field is a surface covered by boulder- or block-sized angular rocks usually associated with alpine and subpolar climates and periglaciation.

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        chaos
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        Examples for "boulder field"
        Examples for "boulder field"
        1
        Johann made a sharp left turn to avoid a chaotic boulder field.
        The Complete Rama Omnibus
        2
        Three more shots came, from the far side of the boulder field.
        Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon
        3
        Surrounded by a boulder field, the lagoon is fed by a melting glacier.
        The Guardian
        4
        The boulder field ahead stretched southwest to the barrens, the barrens surrendering to the dunefields.
        The Hyperion Cantos
        5
        We had found the boulder field close to camp now, but where was the path?
        Climbing Magazine
        Translations for blockfield
        Spanish
        chaoscaos