rift zone
English
Noun
rift
zone
(
plural
rift zones
)
A
feature
of some
volcanoes
, especially the
shield volcanoes
of
Hawaii
, in which a
linear
series
of
fissures
in the volcanic
edifice
allows
lava
to
erupt
from the volcano's
flank
instead of from its
summit
.
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