continental slope

noun

: the comparatively steep slope from a continental shelf to the ocean floor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In oceans, the benthic zone starts at the shoreline and follows the continental slope to the deepest depths. Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2018 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 This would extend the Bering Sea boundary west and south to Alaska’s Fox Islands, through Unimak Pass to the edge of the continental slope, the agency said in a statement. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of continental slope was in 1900

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“Continental slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental%20slope. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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continental slope

noun
: a usually steep slope from a continental shelf to the ocean floor

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