inverted river delta

noun

A kind of river delta whose narrow end emerges on the seafront while the wide end is located further inland, so that, with respect to the seafront, the locations of both ends of the delta are inverted.

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Meanings

nouninverted river delta (plural inverted river deltas)

plural inverted river deltas

  1. A kind of river delta whose narrow end emerges on the seafront while the wide end is located further inland, so that, with respect to the seafront, the locations of both ends of the delta are inverted.
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