makhtesh

Etymology

From Hebrew מַכְתֵּשׁ.

makhtesh means A geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi.