CONTINENTAL SHELF

Meaning of CONTINENTAL SHELF in English

ˌcontinental ˈshelf BrE AmE noun ( plural continental shelves ) [countable] technical

the edge of a ↑ continent where it slopes down steeply to the bottom of the ocean

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 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 — raised area of land which is above sea level and forms continents
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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 — 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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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