Strewnfield
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Strewnfield is a noun meaning (astronomy) An area on the surface of the earth, usually having an elongated oval shape, containing rocky fragments which detached from a disintegrating meteor as it streaked through the portion of earth's atmosphere above the area.
Meaning
(astronomy) An area on the surface of the earth, usually having an elongated oval shape, containing rocky fragments which detached from a disintegrating meteor as it streaked through the portion of earth's atmosphere above the area.
Example Sentences
[W]e report the detailed circumstances of the fall and the recovery of all documented Tagish Lake fragments from a strewnfield at least 16 km long and 3 to 4 km wide.
Word Forms
- strewnfields
- strewn field
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scattered disc, flatfield, ring, fieldscape, fluctus, crater.
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