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Definition of continental shelf noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

continental shelf

noun
 
/ˌkɒntɪnentl ˈʃelf/
 
/ˌkɑːntɪnentl ˈʃelf/
[usually singular] (geology)
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  1. the area of land on the edge of a continent that slopes into the ocean
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