shelf break

A form of shelfbreak — An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.

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Meanings

nounshelf break (plural shelf breaks)

plural shelf breaks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shelfbreak.
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APA

shelf break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelf%20break

MLA

“shelf break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelf%20break. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shelf break,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelf%20break.

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