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downlifts

downlifts is the plural of downlift.

Meaning of downlift

Noun

downlift (plural downlifts)

  1. A lowering of the ground caused by geological forces.
    • This is explained as an uplift in the coast at a rate of 16.2 mm/y in the period before 1900, a downlift of 2.8 mm/y in the period 1900-1906 and a rapid «sinking» of the coast at 22.7 mm/y in the 24 months before the earthquake.1982, Earthquakes: Observation, Theory and Interpretation (Proceeding of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi"; course 85), North-Holland Publishing Company, page 517

Questions about downlifts

What is downlifts the plural of?
Downlifts is the plural of downlift.

Words near downlifts in the dictionary

  1. downlevelling
  2. downlevels
  3. Downley
  4. Downleys
  5. downlift
  6. downlifts
  7. downlight
  8. downlighted
  9. downlighter
  10. downlighters
  11. downlighting

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