Meaning | A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor. |
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Synonyms | trench, deep |
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Instances | Atacama Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile |
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Bougainville Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon ... / Solomon Islands |
Japan Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet |
Nares Deep | A depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Haiti and Puerto Rico |
Broader | natural depression, depression | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
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Spanish | abismo oceánico, profundidad, zanja |
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Catalan | rasa |
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