abyssal plain
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of abyssal plain
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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These latest international talks continue an ongoing effort to decide what rules should apply to companies that want to collect minerals from the abyssal plain, one of the deepest parts of the ocean.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
The CCZ is a vast abyssal plain slightly larger than the European Union, situated between Mexico and Hawaii, dotted with rocky outcrops and seamounts.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2023
Alternatively, he suggests current theories may be wrong about how permeable abyssal plain plates are to even small amounts of magma, and that these expanses could be dotted with many more young volcanoes.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
Standing on a ridge several thousand feet underwater, peering out to the ocean’s abyssal plain, you would see almost nothing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2020
Abyssal sedimentary rocks form on the abyssal plain.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
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