syrt

noun

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Russian сырт (syrt), from Kyrgyz сырт (sırt), from Proto-Turkic *sïrt (“highland; ridge; backbone”).

A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia.

Syrts may be separated from each other by higher ridges, and may serve as water divides between drainage basins for larger rivers.

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