foredeep

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English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ deep.

Noun

foredeep (plural foredeeps)

  1. (geology) A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.
    Synonym: exogeosyncline
    Coordinate term: backdeep

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