English Explanatory Dictionary

rift zone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.

Word forms

rift zone rift zones
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