superincumbent

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These cliffs are considerably undermined by the action of the waves, and some of them appear on the eve of precipitating their superincumbent weight into the sea.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Discharging Arch Discharging Arch, an arch formed in the substance of a wall to relieve the part which is below it from the superincumbent weight.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

The ceiling had fallen in, crushed by a great mass of superincumbent earth, and farther progress was utterly impossible.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.

The prime feature in Cornish geology is the upheaval of the granite, distorting, folding back, and altering the superincumbent beds.

From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

The levee of her commercial emporium literally trembles, in a frontage of nine miles, beneath the superincumbent masses of merchandise.

From The Slavery Question Speech of Hon. John M. Landrum, of La., Delivered in the House of Representatives, April 27, 1860 by Landrum, John M.