Astrobleme

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A scar on the earth's surface left from the impact of a meteorite.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.
  • Word Usage
    "Another earthquake spot is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, most interestingly just in a large meteorite impact structure ( "astrobleme") called Charlevoix."
    Hypernym
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    crater   
    Synonym
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    caldera