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Geol.a system of related, narrow structural depressions between parallel faults.[1965-70]
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rift — [ rift ] n. m. • 1942; mot angl., abrév. de rift valley « fossé d effondrement » ♦ Géogr. Fossé tectonique long de plusieurs centaines ou de plusieurs milliers de kilomètres, correspondant à une zone de fracture de l écorce terrestre. Les grands… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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