CONTINENTAL SHELF

Meaning of CONTINENTAL SHELF in English

raised area of land which is above sea level and forms continents

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

CONTINENTAL SHELF — noun Date: 1892 a shallow submarine plain of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTINENTAL SHELF — Broad, relatively shallow submarine platform that forms a border to a continent, typically extending from the coast to depths of …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTINENTAL SHELF — noun : a comparatively shallow submarine plain of a width varying from several to several hundred miles forming a border …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — Physical Geog. the part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea. [ 1940-45 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — Date: 1892 : a shallow submarine plain of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — Function: noun Date: 1892 : a shallow submarine plain of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — ■ noun an area of seabed around a large land mass where the sea is relatively shallow.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTINENTAL SHELF — [continental shelf] n (1892): a shallow submarine plain of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL SHELF — broad, relatively shallow submarine platform that forms a border to a continent. A continental shelf typically extends from the coast …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — noun [ usually sing. ] ( geology ) the area of land on the edge of a continent that slopes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — ˌcontinental ˈshelf BrE AmE noun ( plural continental shelves ) [countable] technical the edge of a ↑ continent where it …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENTAL SHELF — The continental shelf is the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — The ~ is the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the depths …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CONTINENTAL SHELF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Five more oilfields were producing oil from the North Sea continental shelf in 1976, including …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — Broad, relatively shallow submarine platform that forms a border to a continent, typically extending from the coast to depths of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONTINENTAL SHELF — The submerged shelf of land that slopes gradually from the exposed edge of a continent for a variable distance to …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — The zone around the continents extending from the low-water mark seaward, typically ending in steep slope to the depths of …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — 1. Underwater edge of the continent, with moderate inclination, extending from the shore to the edge of the continental slope …
Fishery English Glossary
CONTINENTAL SHELF — геол. континентальный шельф (геология) континентальный шельф
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL SHELF — Шельф
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL SHELF — геол. континентальный шельф
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENTAL SHELF — (континентальный) шельф
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CONTINENTAL SHELF — (континентальный) шельф
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CONTINENTAL SHELF — геол. континентальный шельф
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CONTINENTAL SHELF — геол. континентальный шельф
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONTINENTAL SHELF — геол. континентальный шельф
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL SHELF — континентальный шельф
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
CONTINENTAL SHELF — шельф
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
CONTINENTAL SHELF — континентальный [материковый] шельф
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
CONTINENTAL SHELF — геол. континентальный шельф (геология) континентальный шельф
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL — I. adjective Date: 1758 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent , of, relating to, or being a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=continental shelf">continental shelf Larsen Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf
Английский словарь Британика
CONTINENTAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Continental Congress Continental Divide continental drift Continental philosophy continental shelf continental shield continental slope …
Английский словарь Британика
SHELF — I. ˈshel]f, ˈsheu̇] noun ( plural shelves ]vz\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English shelfe, shelf, probably from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — I. |känt ə n|ent ə l, -tə|ne-, -təl also rap. attrib ˈkäntˌne- adjective Etymology: continent (II) + -al 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — (n.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINENTAL — ( n. ) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHELF — — shelflike , adj. /shelf/ , n. , pl. shelves /shelvz/ . 1. a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — — continentally , adv. /kon'tn en"tl/ , adj. 1. of or of the nature of a continent. 2. ( usually …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — I. ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-t ə l adjective Date: 1758 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent continental waters …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHELF — noun ( plural shelves ˈshelvz) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English scylfe; akin to Old Norse hlīth skjalf Odin's …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHELF — vi a stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock. 2. shelf ·vi a piece …
Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL — adj of or pertaining to a continent. 2. continental ·noun a soldier in the continental army, or a piece of …
Webster English vocab
SHELF — [shelf] n, pl shelves [ME, prob. fr. OE scylfe; akin to ON hlithskjalf Odin's seat] (14c) 1 a: a thin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL — [con.ti.nen.tal] adj (1760) 1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent "~ waters"; specif, often cap: of or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHELF — / ʃelf; NAmE / noun ( pl. shelves / ʃelvz; NAmE /) 1. a flat board, made of wood, metal, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — / ˌkɒntɪˈnentl; NAmE ˌkɑːn-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. (also Continental ) [ only before noun ] ( BrE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHELF — shelf S3 W3 /ʃelf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural shelves /ʃelvz/) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Low German ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENTAL — con ‧ ti ‧ nen ‧ tal /ˌkɒntəˈnentl◂, ˌkɒntɪˈnentl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHELF — n. (pl. shelves) 1 a a thin flat piece of wood or metal etc. projecting from a wall, or as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHELF — n. (pl. shelves) 1 a a thin flat piece of wood or metal etc. projecting from a wall, or as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHELF — 1. n. (pl. shelves) 1. a a thin flat piece of wood or metal etc. projecting from a wall, or …
Oxford English vocab
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Oxford English vocab
SHELF — ( shelves) 1. A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — ( continentals) 1. Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain. ( mainly BRIT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — (~s) 1. Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain. (mainly BRIT) He sees …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a continental breakfast (= coffee and bread with butter and jam ) ▪ Continental breakfast …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHELF — [noun] [C] [plural] shelves - a long flat board fixed horizontally usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so …
Cambridge English vocab
SHELF — n. shelf fungus continental shelf Larsen Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONTINENTAL — n. Continental Congress Continental Divide continental drift Continental philosophy continental shelf continental shield continental slope Continental System
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHELF — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ deep ▪ bottom , middle , top ▪ He took a book down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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