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continental margin
noun Physical Geography.
the offshore zone, consisting of the continental shelf, slope, and rise, that separates the dry-land portion of a continent from the deep ocean floor.
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| Main Entry: | continental margin |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the offshore zone, consisting of the continental rise, shelf, and slope that separates the land of a continent from the deep ocean floor; the ocean floor from the continental slope to the abyssal plain |
| Usage: | geology |
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