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rift valley

DEFINITIONS OF: rift valley

1

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

Examples:
Great Rift Valley
( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults
Type of:
vale, valley
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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