Foreland Definition

fôrlənd
noun
A headland; promontory.
Webster's New World
Land in relation to the territory behind it.
Webster's New World

(geology) In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.

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Noun

Singular:
foreland
Plural:
forelands

Origin of Foreland

  • fore- +‎ land

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