1.
slope; embankment face; cut slope
The inclined surface of an embankment, levee, or excavation. Used in civil engineering and construction to refer to any artificial or natural slope that has been shaped by cutting or filling earth.
法面が崩れた。
The embankment slope collapsed.
大雨で法面の土砂が流れ出した。
Soil from the embankment slope washed out due to heavy rain.
道路の法面にコンクリートを吹き付けて補強する工事が始まった。
Construction work began to reinforce the roadside slope by spraying it with concrete.
A civil engineering term for any slope created by cutting into or building up earth. The reading のりめん is non-obvious; 法 here means "slope gradient" (not "law" as in 法律), and 面 means "face" or "surface."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 法面崩壊: slope collapse
- 法面保護: slope protection
- 法面工事: slope construction work
- 切り法面: cut slope (formed by excavation)
- 盛り法面: fill slope (formed by banking earth)
USAGE:
Frequently encountered in news reports about landslides and road damage after heavy rain or earthquakes. Road signs near mountain passes and construction sites also use this term.