foreset
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Definition of foreset
(Entry 1 of 3)
: to arrange beforehand
foreset
adjectiveDefinition of foreset (Entry 2 of 3)
: of, relating to, or forming the steeper slope on the outer margin of a delta or the lee side of a dune or the sediments deposited on such a slope
a silty foreset slope
foreset
noun\ " \
variants:
or less commonly foreset bed
Definition of foreset (Entry 3 of 3)
: a foreset slope or layer (as of sediment or rock)
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