| 释义 |
ˈsteephead U.S. (orig. local). Physical Geogr.
[f. steep a. + head n.]
A nearly vertical slope, from the base of which springs emerge, at the head of a pocket valley (see pocket n. 13).
191810th & 11th Ann. Rep. Florida Geol. Survey 27 A characteristic feature of this topography is the development of what is [sic] known locally as ‘steepheads’. Ibid., The depth of the steephead from the plateau is usually from 50 to 60 or more feet. 1942O. D. von Engeln Geomorphol. xxii. 569 Pocket valleys of similar origin are also of widespread occurrence in northwestern Florida where they are known as steep-heads. 1971[see pocket valley s.v. pocket n. 13]. |
