'Flysch' definitions:

Definition of 'Flysch'

From: GCIDE
  • Flysch \Flysch\ (fl[=e]sh), n. [A Swiss word, fr. G. fliessen to flow, melt.] (Geol.) A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary. [1913 Webster]