foreland en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- + land.
Meanings
- A headland.
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In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.
1980, B. C. Burchfiel, “Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts—Review”, in AAPG Bulletin, volume 64, number 5, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, →DOI, page 684:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forelands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
retroforeland · South Foreland
Translations (4)
pl przedmurze (zone where eroded material is deposited) · es antepaís (zone where eroded material is deposited) · ca avantpaís (zone where eroded material is deposited) · pl przedgórze (zone where eroded material is deposited)