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<p>This is what is called a "talud" in Dutch. It can be used to mean an embankment carrying a road, but more properly it refers to the slope on one side or the other. I would recommend "slope" as a generic term here. But as it becomes steeper, it starts to look more like a cliff....</p>
<p>It can't be "scree" or "shingle" as these are examples of "landcover" which is orthogonal.</p>
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<p>--colin</p>
<p>On 2017-11-23 16:48, André Pirard wrote:</p>
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0"><!-- html ignored --> <!-- head ignored --><!-- meta ignored --> Hi,<br /> <br /> I'm looking for how to map what is called in French a <a href="http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/talus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">talus</a> (Google's translation).<br /> I would call this a 1.8m simple step running for some reason for several 100s meters across meadows.<br /> Steep slope. There are "top of slope" and "bottom of slope" lines. Rest is perfectly flat either side.<br /> It might be the remnants of a old canal's bank whose other side would have been eroded by the often overflowing nearby river.<br /> A "talus" made of plain ground is often frequent at one side of a path or track.<br /> According to the wiki, it's not a "scree" nor a "shingle". It's much less matter specific.<br /> So what?<br /> I'll use "scree" unless/until I hear of better for a French talus.<br /> <br /> Cheers <br /> <br />
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