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A rubble mound occasionally formed by a powerful underground explosion in solid rock,…A rubble mound occasionally formed by a powerful underground explosion (usually nuclear) in solid rock, due to the chimney of shattered rock above the explosion occupying a greater volume than the solid rock previously present.
/ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)k/
Meaning
1 sensesA rubble mound occasionally formed by a powerful underground explosion (usually nuclear) in solid rock, due to the chimney of shattered rock above the explosion occupying a greater volume than the solid rock previously present.
Origin
From crater reversed, signifying the formation of an elevated mound rather than the typicaFrom crater reversed, signifying the formation of an elevated mound rather than the typical sunken crater.
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