rift
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4.8
- noun
- /rɪft/
:
grieta
- You have a 250-meter dive here, with a narrow rift, barely shoulder-wide, to Chamber 7.
- rift valley
Of course the Arc mage is going to be coming and, you know, closing up the rift.
- Of course the Arc mage is going to be coming and, you know, closing up the rift.
Examples
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We discovered a subterreanean lake through a rift, caused by the quake.
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The first regional rift that would later affect the state began with the gold rush.
Academic text (1994) -
A rift between our world and theirs.
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They're crossing the rift valley.
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They came from a rift in our sun, a rift that connected directly to their universe.
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A ragged gash runs across the earth - a rift valley.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lake Elmenteita in Kenya's central rift valley serves as a case in point.
Academic text (1996) -
Countless rifts in the ground, some over two feet across, indicated considerable seismic activity in the valley.
Fiction book (1991) -
The East African rift valleys on Earth are graben, and there are many good examples of graben in Arizona.
Academic text (1991) -
The hikers discovered a narrow rift in the rock face that made the climb more challenging.
Synonyms
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1.0
An opening in something, often made by people or nature
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1.0
A long narrow opening in a surface
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1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
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4.9
An opening in a wall, dam, or defence usually made by force
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6.9
A deep, wide opening in the ground between cliffs
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4.2
A narrow opening in rock or a wall where things can hide
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7.0
A long narrow crack in rock or the ground
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4.8
A small narrow gap or crack in a wall where things can hide
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8.6
A deep open crack in a glacier or in the ground
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7.0
An opening in a surface or structure, like a hole in a wall
A long narrow crack in rock or a part of the body
A hole that forms when wood decays or people dig the ground
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.0
A long deep valley with steep sides that forms when part of the earth sinks between cracks
- Specialized
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6.8
An illness in Africa that infects animals and people and spreads by mosquitoes or contact with sick animals
- Specialized
A long low area from the Jordan River through eastern Africa to Mozambique formed by the moving earth's crust
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Rift comes from an old Norse word that meant 'split' or 'break', so picture a thin crack in rock or clouds where light can pass through. That's why rift means a narrow opening or gap.