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Rift
rɪft
Rift definitions
noun
rift
rifts
- a crack, split, or break in something
"the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds"
crack fault flaw split break breach fissure fracture cleft crevice gap cranny slit chink interstice cavity opening space hole aperture- a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface; a rift valley
- a serious break in friendly relations
"the rift between the two branches of the legal profession"
verb
rift
rifted
rifting
rifts
- break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics
"the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago"
- cause to break away through faulting caused by plate tectonics
"in the Cretaceous two microcontinents were rifted off northern Africa and drifted northwards towards Eurasia"