anticline
/ˈæntiˌklaɪn/
noun
- A fold in rock layers that arches upward, with the oldest rocks at the center (used in geology).
- Drilling into an anticline often reveals oil or gas deposits.
- Hikers could see the exposed anticline in the cliff face.
- The anticline trapped natural gas beneath its dome-shaped layers.
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