submerged ridge
1Mid-ocean ridge — Oceanic ridge, including a black smoker A mid ocean ridge is a general term for an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain ranges (chains), typically having a valley known as a rift running along its spine, formed by plate… …
2Norfolk Ridge — The Norfolk Ridge is a long submarine ridge running between New Caledonia and New Zealand, about 1300 km off the east coast of Australia. Little is known about the Norfolk Ridge; however, it generally lies about 2000 m below sea level and… …
3sand ridge — a) (not preferred) An imprecise, generic name for any low ridge of sand, formed at some distance from shore, e.g., submerged (longshore bar) or emergent (barrier beach). b) One of a series of long, wide, extremely low, parallel ridges… …
4shoal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. school, multitude, host, horde; shallow, sandbar. See assemblage, lowness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reef, sandbank, sand bar, shallow, shallow water, underwater knoll, bank, bar, mudflat; see also reef …
5Overfall — O ver*fall , n. 1. A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal. [1913 Webster] …
6iceberg — /uys berrg/, n. 1. a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea. 2. Informal. an emotionally cold person. 3. Australian Informal. a person who swims or surfs regularly in winter. 4. tip of the iceberg, the first… …
7o|ver|fall — «OH vuhr FAWL», noun. 1. a) a turbulent stretch of water caused by the meeting of currents or by a strong current running over a submerged ridge or shoal. b) such a ridge or shoal. 2. a sudden drop in the sea bottom. 3. a place for the overflow… …
8sill — noun Etymology: Middle English sille, from Old English syll; akin to Old High German swelli beam, threshold Date: before 12th century 1. a horizontal piece (as a timber) that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or… …
9Door County, Wisconsin — Location in the state of Wisconsin …
10Door Peninsula — Map of Wisconsin, highlighting the Door Peninsula. The Door Peninsula is a peninsula in eastern Wisconsin, separating the southern part of the Green Bay from Lake Michigan. The peninsula begins in northern Brown and Kewaunee counties and proceeds …
