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| A shallow body of water, especially one separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs. |
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| tideland that is flat or nearly flat. |
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| a ridge at or near the surface of the water |
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the part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea.
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| a steep slope separating a continental shelf and a deep ocean basin; the gently sloping transition between the continental slope and the deep ocean floor. |
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| a large area of extremely flat or gently sloping ocean floor just offshore from a continent, at depths of 13,000-20,000 feet. |
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