foreland

English

Etymology

From Middle English foreland, equivalent to fore- +‎ land.

Pronunciation

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Noun

foreland (plural forelands)

1. A headland.
2. (geology) In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
   • 1980, B. C. Burchfiel, “Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts—Review”, in AAPG Bulletin‎^[1], volume 64, number 5, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, →DOI, page 684:

     Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.

Derived terms

• South Foreland

Translations

headland — see headland

zone where eroded material is deposited

• Catalan: avantpaís (ca)
• Polish: przedgórze (pl) n, przedmurze n
• Spanish: antepaís

References

• “foreland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• forelond, forlonde, ffurlande

Etymology

fore- +‎ lond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːr(ə)land/, /ˈfɔr(ə)land/

Noun

foreland (plural forelandes)

1. headland

Descendants

• English: foreland
• Yola: furloan

References

• “fō̆r(e-land, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.