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Definition of Natural depression
1. Noun. A sunken or depressed geological formation.
Specialized synonyms: Basin, Bed, Bottom, Crater, Hole, Hollow, Lowland, Sink, Sinkhole, Swallow Hole, Deep, Oceanic Abyss, Trench, Trough, Vale, Valley
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation
Antonyms: Natural Elevation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Natural Depression
Literary usage of Natural depression
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1917)
"The right to lay tile in a natural depression, and thus hasten the How of water,
exists although the result of it is the cutting out of a defined waterway ..."
2. Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Nebraska by Nebraska Supreme Court (1904)
"... that on said land to the east of the highway running north and south there is
a natural depression into which said surface water drained, and which, ..."
3. The Ohio Nisi Prius Reports by Ohio Courts (1915)
"... some years ago, was laid through the natural depression across the farms of
the parties and other lower proprietors to a proper outlet. ..."
4. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East; Alternative Strategies by Masahiro Murakami (1995)
"Table 2.11 World's deepest depressions 2.11.1 The scheme The scheme would involve
flooding a natural depression in the Western desert (the Qattara) through ..."
5. The Investigation of Mine Air: An Account by Several Authors of the Nature by Clement le Neve Foster, John Scott Haldane (1905)
"A simple rule of three sum will tell the difference between the natural depression
and the compression, and, consequently, the exact value of the former. ..."
6. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1902)
"I. Where there Is a natural depression in n river bank, with a well-defined
channel leading therefrom through which the water Is accustomed to flow during ..."
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