foredeep

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fore- +‎ deep

Noun[edit]

foredeep (plural foredeeps)

(geology) A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.

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Translations

Italian: avanfossa f

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