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strewn field

strewn field is the alternative spelling of strewnfield.

Meaning of strewnfield

Noun

strewnfield (plural strewnfields)

  1. An area on the surface of the earth, usually having an elongated oval shape, containing rocky fragments which detached from a disintegrating meteor as it streaked through the portion of earth's atmosphere above the area.
    • [W]e report the detailed circumstances of the fall and the recovery of all documented Tagish Lake fragments from a strewnfield at least 16 km long and 3 to 4 km wide.2006, A. R. Hildebrand et al., "The fall and recovery of the Tagish Lake meteorite," Meteorics & Planetary Science, vol. 41, no.3, p. 407 (abstract)

Forms of strewn field

pluralstrewn fields

Questions about strewn field

What is strewn field the alternative spelling of?
Strewn field is the alternative spelling of strewnfield.

Words near strewn field in the dictionary

  1. strewing herbs
  2. strewings
  3. strewment
  4. strewments
  5. strewn
  6. strewn field
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  10. strews
  11. strewth

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