peneplain

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Noun peneplain has 1 sense

peneplain, peneplane - a more or less level land surface representing and advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
--₁ is a kind of plain, field, champaign

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Peneplain

Noun:

A gently undulating, almost level plain that results from the prolonged erosion of a land surface.

Example Sentence: The Appalachian Mountains were once a towering range but after millions of years, they have been reduced to a peneplain.

The stage in the cycle of erosion at which an area is reduced almost to a plain.

Example Sentence: The peneplain formed due to continuous erosion by water over a long period.

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