Antarctic Plate

[ ant-ahrk-tik pleyt, -ahr-tik ]

/ æntˈɑrk tɪk ˈpleɪt, -ˈɑr tɪk /

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noun Geology.

a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian Basins) and bounded on the north by the Nazca, South American, African, Indo-Australian, and Pacific Plates.

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Origin of Antarctic Plate

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby Antarctic Plate

Antarctic Circle, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Antarctic Convergence, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Plate, Antarctic prion, Antarctic Zone, Antares, antarthritic, antasthmatic

How to use Antarctic Plate in a sentence

Using a heatproof slotted spoon, remove the shallots to a paper towel-lined plate.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The young man had the presence of mind to tail Gaylard Williams out of the park and jot down his license plate.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chris Stein of Blondie catches Ramone with an “aw, shucks” expression just after he drops a plate of food.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings|Melissa Leon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In another case, a whole plate of uneaten food (including nuts, hummus and raisins) was pureed and inserted rectally.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture|Russell Saunders|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, the pudding moment arrived, and a huge slice almost obscured from sight the plate before us.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
He conducts this ceremony with the greatest solemnity, occasionally pronouncing these incantatory words, "Plate or shell, sah?"
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
We sat down pell-mell, anywhere, I next to Liszt, who kept putting things on my plate.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
He silenced her with a gesture, and, leaving a piece of toast half-eaten on his plate, he got up and went into his study.
Uncanny Tales|Various
The prizes were plate, and the profits were to be expended in repairing the havens of the kingdom.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell