Usually means: Steep descent from continental shelf.
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  1. continental slopes: Merriam-Webster
  2. continental slopes: Vocabulary.com
  3. continental slopes: Wiktionary
  4. continental slopes: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. continental slopes: Encyclopedia

(Note: See continental_slope as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (continental slope)

noun:  (geology) The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean
▸ Also see continental_slope


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