Definitions
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- noun A system of
drainage channels cut by an ancientriver
Etymologies
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From palaeo- + drainage
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Examples
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The salt lakes characteristic of this desert region, part of a palaeodrainage system, indicated there was probably water far below.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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The salt lakes characteristic of this desert region, part of a palaeodrainage system, indicated there was probably water far below.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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The salt lakes characteristic of this desert region, part of a palaeodrainage system, indicated there was probably water far below.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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