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forelands

forelands is the plural of foreland.

Meaning of foreland

Noun

foreland (plural forelands)

  1. A headland.
  2. In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
    • Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.1980, B. C. Burchfiel, “Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts—Review”, in AAPG Bulletin, volume 64, number 5, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, →DOI, page 684

Questions about forelands

What is forelands the plural of?
Forelands is the plural of foreland.

Words near forelands in the dictionary

  1. foreladies
  2. forelady
  3. forelaid
  4. forelain
  5. foreland
  6. forelands
  7. forelandward
  8. forelash
  9. forelast
  10. forelay
  11. forelaying

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