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backarc

backarc noun: the landward region of a volcanic chain, opposite the subduction zone.

Noun

backarc (plural backarcs)

  1. The landward region of a volcanic chain, opposite the subduction zone.

Forms of backarc

pluralbackarcs

Origin of backarc

From back + arc.

Questions about backarc

What does backarc mean?
Backarc means the landward region of a volcanic chain, opposite the subduction zone.
What part of speech is backarc?
Backarc is a noun.
What is the plural of backarc?
The plural of backarc is backarcs.

Words near backarc in the dictionary

  1. backalong
  2. backannotation
  3. backarapper
  4. backarappers
  5. backararar
  6. backarc
  7. backarcs
  8. backare
  9. backassward
  10. backasswards
  11. backatcha

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