English Explanatory Dictionary

golden spike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A geologic marker created by a global event that leads to long lasting global changes recorded in the geologic record that can be used to indicate a change in a geologic time division such as an epoch, age, era.

Word forms

golden spike golden spikes
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