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Subduction zone Uncommon

Origin: Latin prefix sub-

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Noun
1

A region of the Earth where one tectonic plate dives beneath another into the interior of the Earth.

See Also
tsunamigenic earth forearc tectonic plate dive interior
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Rhyming Words
one done wone lone mone fone none zone pone cone hone rone sone jone ione yone tone gone bone prone
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