geo
geo · geos
An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliffAn inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.
/ɡjəʊ/
» Fracking is a type of geo-engineering to get oil out of shale.
Meaning
1 senses(Caithness, Orkney, Shetland)An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.
Examples
2 sentencesFracking is a type of geo-engineering to get oil out of shale.
Under this type of geo-sequestration, carbon dioxide from power plants is compressed into liquid and pumped underground.
Origin
Borrowed from Norn gjo, from Old Norse gjá.Borrowed from Norn gjo, from Old Norse gjá.
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