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rift zones

rift zones is the plural of rift zone.

Meaning of rift zone

Noun

rift zone (plural rift zones)

  1. A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.

Questions about rift zones

What is rift zones the plural of?
Rift zones is the plural of rift zone.

Words near rift zones in the dictionary

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

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