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Geological vs Tarpit - What's the difference?

geological | tarpit |

As an adjective geological

is geologic.

As a noun tarpit is

a geological occurrence where subterranean bitumen leaks to the surface, creating a lake of asphalt.

geological

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Geologic.
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    • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}

    tarpit

    English

    (wikipedia tarpit)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a geological occurrence where subterranean bitumen leaks to the surface, creating a lake of asphalt

    • Derived terms

    * Turing tarpit