structural bench

structural bench

[′strək·chə·rəl ′bench]
(geology)
A bench typifying the resistant edge of a terrace that is being reduced by erosion. Also known as rock bench.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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