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landmass

/land-mas/US // ˈlændˌmæs //UK // (ˈlændˌmæs) //

陆地,陆地面积,陆地群,地陆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Geology.

    • : a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.

Examples

  • The group’s president, Mike McCarter, says the expanded state he envisions would become the country’s third-largest in terms of landmass.

  • Strontium from older landmasses has a slightly different chemical signature than strontium from newer ones, so looking at the isotopes in people’s tooth enamel lets researchers determine roughly where they lived throughout their lifetimes.

  • Mars’ lava flows were jaw-droppingly prolific, often producing enough lava to bury a landmass the size of the United Kingdom in a matter of weeks.

  • Alternatively, perhaps northern newcomers to South America evolved into many more species once they infiltrated the new landmass.

  • But even Queens and Brooklyn are part of the larger landmass that makes up Long Island.

  • The largest of an archipelago of islands, Santorini is the vestige of a single volcanic landmass that erupted around 1600 BC.

  • On both sides, paths slant down to the river as it splits around the 4-acre landmass.

  • During part of this volcanic activity, Canyon Mountain stood as a high landmass, but finally it too was deeply buried.

  • Across the ocean from the island there was another landmass, whose far edges were not in sight.