foreland

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He sent a foreland long beyond the baseline, giving Tiafoe the win.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2022

While foreland basins may occur at subduction zones, they are most commonly found at collision boundaries.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

A foreland basin is caused by the mass of the volcanic range depressing the crust on either side.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The flood-theory worked lesser to explain the rocks in the foreland of the Alps - to transport such boulders the flood had to reach 1000s of meters in height and cover entire mountains.

From Scientific American • Jan. 4, 2011

We others cut down timber on the foreland, on a high point, and built his pyre of logs, then stood by weeping while the flame burnt through corse and equipment.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer