piloti      a column supporting a building above an open ground level.
hade v.i. to tilt from vertical.
graben a lowered region of the earth's crust, bounded on both sides by faults.
ha-ha a ditch as a barrier, sometimes with a fence in it. [
horst the reverse of a graben.
porrect projecting horizontally.
swale a low place, usually damper than adjoining land.
paludal pertaining to marshes.
alligate (obs.) v.t. to bind to; to attach.