offlap

[ awf-lap, of- ]

nounGeology.
  1. the retreat of a sea from its former shore.

  2. a sequence of layers of sedimentary rock formed during the retreat of a sea.

Origin of offlap

1
First recorded in 1905–10; off + lap3

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