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RIVER-TERRACES

\ɹˈɪvətˈɛɹɪsɪz], \ɹˈɪvətˈɛɹɪsɪz], \ɹ_ˈɪ_v_ə_t_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_s_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of RIVER-TERRACES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Geol.) Level terraces of sand, gravel, etc., at the slopes of most inland valleys; evidences of former fresh-water levels, when the valley, not yet alluvial land, was occupied by a lake at the height of the R.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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