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English noun: continental slope

1. continental slope (object) the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone


Synonymsbathyal district, bathyal zone


Broader (hypernym)Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed









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