SUBDUCTION ZONE

Domain	Definition
Geological	An elongated region along which a plate descends relative to another plate, for example, the descent of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate along the Peru-Chile Trench. (references)
	The place where two lithosphere plates come together, one riding over the other. Most volcanoes on land occur parallel to and inland from the boundary between the two plates. (references)
Mining	A long, narrow belt in which subduction takes place; e.g., along the Peru-Chile trench or in the volcanic arc belts of the western PacificOcean. (references)
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Crosswords: SUBDUCTION ZONE

Specialty definitions using "SUBDUCTION ZONE": forearc ♦ island arc, island chain ♦ magmatic arc ♦ volcanic arc. (references)

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Commercial Usage: SUBDUCTION ZONE

Domain	Title
Books	Subduction Zone Magmatism (Frontiers in Earth Sciences) (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SUBDUCTION ZONE

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Anagrams: SUBDUCTION ZONE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-c-d-e-i-n-n-o-o-s-t-u-u-z"
	-4 letters: continuous, subduction.
	-5 letters: bondstone, bounciest, bounteous, continued, continues, continuos, contusion, dubonnets, eductions, enzootics, innocuous, nonbodies, nonsuited, noontides, outsinned, seduction, suctioned, tendinous, uncounted, unnoticed.
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