"headcut" meaning in All languages combined

See headcut on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: headcuts [plural]
Etymology: From head + cut. Etymology templates: {{af|en|head|cut}} head + cut Head templates: {{en-noun}} headcut (plural headcuts)
  1. An erosional feature of some intermittent and perennial streams with an abrupt vertical drop (knickpoint) in the stream bed.
    Sense id: en-headcut-en-noun-5USpsiTh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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