prodelta

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ delta

Noun

prodelta (plural prodeltas)

1. The part of a river delta that is furthest offshore and in which deposition is slowest
   • 2015 December 1, “Infaunal Benthic Communities from the Inner Shelf off Southwestern Africa Are Characterised by Generalist Species”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The sediments are mainly of terrigenous origin, and on the prodelta of the Orange River they are laminated and have a dominant fluvial input [27 ].

Anagrams

• patroled, prolated