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foredeep

foredeep noun: a depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.

Noun

foredeep (plural foredeeps)

  1. A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.
    Synonyms:
    exogeosyncline

foredeep meaning in Tamil

foredeep in Tamil

தீவின் எல்லைக்குழிவு

Synonyms of foredeep

  • exogeosyncline

Forms of foredeep

pluralforedeeps

Origin of foredeep

From fore- + deep.

Questions about foredeep

What does foredeep mean?
Foredeep means a depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.
What is foredeep in Tamil?
Foredeep in Tamil is தீவின் எல்லைக்குழிவு. See Foredeep meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is foredeep?
Foredeep is a noun.
What is the plural of foredeep?
The plural of foredeep is foredeeps.

Words near foredeep in the dictionary

  1. foredecrees
  2. foredeem
  3. foredeemed
  4. foredeeming
  5. foredeems
  6. foredeep
  7. foredeeps
  8. foredefeated
  9. foredele
  10. foredescribed
  11. foredesign

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Adapted from Wiktionary: foredeep (page history and authors); foredeep (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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