🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Bedout

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bədu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bedout/bəˈdaʊt/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #95000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La structure de Bedout est située au large de l'Australie."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A suspected large meteorite impact crater located off the northwestern coast of Australia.

    "Scientists have analyzed core samples from the Bedout structure to determine whether it formed via an asteroid impact."
  2. 2

    A submarine high or plateau located in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia.

    "The seismic surveys of the Bedout submarine feature revealed complex geological formations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term Bedout originates from the name of the Bedout High, a submarine feature off the northwest coast of Australia, which was named after the French mariner Jacques Bedout who served on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin. In geological contexts, it has been discussed as a potential massive impact crater.

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