fold and thrust belt

noun

A series of mountainous foothills adjacent to an orogenic belt, which forms due to contractional tectonics.

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nounfold and thrust belt (plural fold and thrust belts)

plural fold and thrust belts

  1. geographyA series of mountainous foothills adjacent to an orogenic belt, which forms due to contractional tectonics.
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