bathyal district meaning

• Noun: bathyal district
  1. The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
     - continental slope, bathyal zone

  Derived forms: bathyal districts

  Type of: Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed

• bathyal:    Adjective: bathyal ...
• district:    Noun: district&nbs ...
• bathyal zone:    Noun: bathyal zone ...