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verbprorupt (third-person singular simple present prorupts, present participle prorupting, simple past and past participle prorupted)
present singular third person prorupts · participle present prorupting · participle past prorupted · past prorupted
adjectiveprorupt (comparative more prorupt, superlative most prorupt)
comparative more prorupt · superlative most prorupt
- Split into a major part and a minor part joined by a short corridor.
When a country - Thailand for example - is nearly compact in shape but also has part of its territory in the form of a corridor leading away from its main body, it is said to have a prorupt shape.
1999, Milan N. Vego, Naval Strategy and Operations in Narrow Seas
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prorupt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorupt
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“prorupt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorupt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prorupt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorupt.
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