| 单词 | submarine canyon |
| 释义 | > as lemmassubmarine canyon submarine canyon n. a narrow steep-sided trench eroded in a continental shelf or continental slope by underwater currents. ΚΠ 1894 Rep. U.S. Comm. Fisheries 1891–2 16 We returned to Monterey Bay for the purpose of further developing the submarine canyon extending seaward from Salinas Landing. 1943 A. Flores tr. B. Subercaseaux Chile 220 At Indian Reach..our ship passes over a submarine canyon another thousand meters deep. 1973 Nature 26 Jan. 267/2 Most coarse material resedimented from modern stable continental shelves passes down submarine canyons. 2001 E. Bryant Tsunami iii. vi. 188 A submarine canyon lying offshore was deepened by 590 m. < as lemmas |
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