Continental shelf and Shelf

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Continental shelf noun - The relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent.

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Shelf and continental shelf are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shelf" instead a noun phrase "Continental shelf".

Shelf noun - A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.

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Continental shelf and shelf are semantically related. You can use "Continental shelf" instead a noun "Shelf".

Nearby Words: shelve, shelved, shelving

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Shelf and Continental shelf. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continental_shelf/shelf

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Shelf or Continental shelf. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continental_shelf/shelf.

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