(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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Sand dune
a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
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(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the geological features of the earth
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently subm…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a v…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a ban…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the plural.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ridge, sand, created, wind, found.
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