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CONTINENTAL SHELF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("continental shelf" is a kind of...):
Davy Jones; Davy Jones's locker; ocean bottom; ocean floor; sea bottom; sea floor; seabed (the bottom of a sea or ocean)
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