rift zone
noun Geology.
a system of related, narrow structural depressions between parallel faults.
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Origin of rift zone
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby rift zone
rift, rift saw, rift-sawed, rift valley, Rift Valley fever, rift zone, rig, Riga, rigadoon, rigamarole, rigatoni
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