onlap
[ on-lap, awn- ]
nounGeology.
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
the layer or layers of sedimentary rock formed on a seafloor as a result of a sea’s advance beyond its former shore.
Origin of onlap
1- Compare offlap.
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