foredeep

Noun

Meaning

foredeep (plural foredeeps)

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

Examples

Nehyba, S., Šikula, J., 2007, Depositional architecture, sequence stratigraphy and geodynamic development of the Carpathian Foredeep (Czech Republic). Source: Internet

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