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noun
A region of raised rock debris which forms between the subduction zone and any associated volcano or volcanic chain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree English fore- Proto-Indo-European *h2erkw- Proto-Indo-European *h2erkwos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Old French arcbor. Middle English ark English arc English forearc From fore- + arc.
