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retarc

Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)k/

The English word “retarc” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A rubble mound occasionally formed by a powerful underground explosion (usually nuclear) in solid rock, due to the chimney of shattered rock above the explosion occupying a greater volume than the solid rock previously present.

Etymology

From crater reversed, signifying the formation of an elevated mound rather than the typical sunken crater.

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