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Rift valley Moderate

Rift valley has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust

2

A graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other.

Proper Noun
1

The Great Rift Valley, of East Africa.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
valley
Rhyming Words
ley cley oley fley sley gley isley kiley foley coley holey wiley ailey atley obley utley agley edley oxley riley
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