dip stream

noun

A watercourse that flows in the same direction as the geological dip (the structural tilt) of the underlying rock strata.

Meanings

noundip stream (plural dip streams)

plural dip streams

  1. A watercourse that flows in the same direction as the geological dip (the structural tilt) of the underlying rock strata.
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