foreland
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.07 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A headland.
noun
In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: foreland