alveo

Definitions of alveo
  1. noun
    a depression forming the ground under a body of water
    synonyms: letto
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    types:
    fondale
    the bottom of a sea or ocean
    piattaforma, piattaforma continentale, zoccolo
    the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
    type of:
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, foiba, infossamento, infossatura, piega
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  2. noun
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    synonyms: cavità, cavo, concavità, incavatura, incavo, seno, tasca
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    type of:
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, foiba, infossamento, infossatura, piega
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  3. noun
    a cavity or space in something
    synonyms: cavità, cavo, concavità, incavatura, incavo, seno
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