单词 | canadian shield |
释义 | Canadian Shieldnoun Geology.the extensive region making up much of northern and central Canada underlain by Precambrian rocks that have been eroded to produce a low shieldlike profile. Also called Laurentian Plateau . Origin of Canadian ShieldFirst recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby Canadian ShieldCanadianism, Canadianize, Canadian Legion, Canadian pondweed, Canadian River, Canadian Shield, Canadian soldier, Canadian tuxedo, Canadian whisky, canaigre, canaille Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Canadian ShieldCanadian Shield nounAlso called: Laurentian Shield, Laurentian Plateau (in Canada) the wide area of Precambrian rock extending west from the Labrador coast to the basin of the Mackenzie and north from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay and the Arctic: rich in mineralsSee shield (def. 7) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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