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fold and thrust belt

fold and thrust belt noun: a series of mountainous foothills adjacent to an orogenic belt, which forms due to contractional tectonics.

Noun

fold and thrust belt (plural fold and thrust belts)

  1. A series of mountainous foothills adjacent to an orogenic belt, which forms due to contractional tectonics.

Forms of fold and thrust belt

pluralfold and thrust belts

Questions about fold and thrust belt

What does fold and thrust belt mean?
Fold and thrust belt means a series of mountainous foothills adjacent to an orogenic belt, which forms due to contractional tectonics.
What part of speech is fold and thrust belt?
Fold and thrust belt is a noun.
What is the plural of fold and thrust belt?
The plural of fold and thrust belt is fold and thrust belts.

Words near fold and thrust belt in the dictionary

  1. folbot
  2. folbots
  3. Folbs
  4. FoLC
  5. fold
  6. fold and thrust belt
  7. fold and thrust belts
  8. fold away
  9. fold boat
  10. fold boats
  11. fold down

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