: of, relating to, or forming the steeper slope on the outer margin of a delta or the lee side of a dune or the sediments deposited on such a slope
a silty foreset slope
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or less commonly foreset bed
: a foreset slope or layer (as of sediment or rock)
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“Foreset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreset. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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