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Explore Shelfbreak through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Shelfbreak in a sentence

Shelfbreak meaning

An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.

Using Shelfbreak

  • The main meaning on this page is: An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.

Context around Shelfbreak

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wide 1×

Often after:

gyre 1×

Sentence patterns with Shelfbreak

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

along the shelfbreak of the 1× basin wide shelfbreak gyre known 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mean surface circulation 1× this water mass 1×

Common sentence endings:

and therefore circumpolar 1× the rim current 1×

Words around Shelfbreak

Just before it in the word index:

shelf 841 shelest 2 shelesh 2 shelepin 3 sheldrick 5 sheldrake 10

Just after it in the word index:

shelford 8 shelfs 2 shelia 17 shelikhov 5 shelina 7 sheline 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Shelfbreak

  • In this selection, "shelfbreak" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wide and gyre stand out and add context to how "shelfbreak" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include along the shelfbreak of the and basin wide shelfbreak gyre known. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shelfbreak" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shelfbreak

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mean surface circulation is cyclonic and waters around the perimeter of the Black Sea circulate in a basin-wide shelfbreak gyre known as the Rim Current. (26 words)

This water mass flows along the shelfbreak of the western Antarctic Peninsula and thus marks the most southerly water flowing through Drake Passage and therefore circumpolar. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Mean surface circulation is cyclonic and waters around the perimeter of the Black Sea circulate in a basin-wide shelfbreak gyre known as the Rim Current. (26 words)

This water mass flows along the shelfbreak of the western Antarctic Peninsula and thus marks the most southerly water flowing through Drake Passage and therefore circumpolar. (26 words)

Example sentences (2)

Mean surface circulation is cyclonic and waters around the perimeter of the Black Sea circulate in a basin-wide shelfbreak gyre known as the Rim Current.

This water mass flows along the shelfbreak of the western Antarctic Peninsula and thus marks the most southerly water flowing through Drake Passage and therefore circumpolar.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shelfbreak" in a sentence?
An example: "Mean surface circulation is cyclonic and waters around the perimeter of the Black Sea circulate in a basin-wide shelfbreak gyre known as the Rim Current." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "shelfbreak" from authentic English texts.
What does "shelfbreak" mean?
Shelfbreak means: An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.
How many example sentences with "shelfbreak" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "shelfbreak", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.