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rift valleys

rift valleys is the plural of rift valley.

Meaning of rift valley

Noun

rift valley (plural rift valleys)

  1. A graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other.
  2. A mid-oceanic ridge system with central valleys.

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Questions about rift valleys

What is rift valleys the plural of?
Rift valleys is the plural of rift valley.

Words near rift valleys in the dictionary

  1. rift sawing
  2. rift sawn
  3. rift saws
  4. rift valley
  5. Rift Valley fever
  6. rift valleys
  7. rift zone
  8. rift zones
  9. rift-saw
  10. rift-sawed
  11. rift-sawing

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