walled plain

noun

a circular or almost circular area on the moon, sometimes with a floor that is depressed, usually partially enclosed by walls that rise to varying heights and that are usually lower than those of a crater.

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Words nearby walled plain

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British Dictionary definitions for walled plain

walled plain

noun

any of the largest of the lunar craters, having diameters between 50 and 300 kilometres
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