continental rise

noun

Physical Geography.

the gently sloping transition between the continental slope and the deep ocean floor, usually characterized by coalescence of submarine alluvial fans.

continental rise

A wide, gentle incline from an ocean bottom to a continental slope. A continental rise consists mainly of silts, muds, and sand, and can be several hundreds of miles wide. Although it usually has a smooth surface, it is sometimes crosscut by submarine canyons.

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The move follows similar steps by other European Union countries amid a recent continental rise in COVID-19 cases.

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The hope was to drill sediment cores in five places, ranging from the continental rise toward the shallower waters of the continental shelf.

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The far-right Party for Freedom, led by Geert Wilders, grew to 20 seats from 15 to become his country’s second-largest party, tracking populism’s continental rise.

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