continental drip

English

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Etymology

By analogy or alliteration with continental drift.

Noun

continental drip (uncountable)

1. (geology) The phenomenon whereby southward-pointing landforms are more numerous and prominent than northward-pointing landforms.

Further reading

• continental drip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia