Definitions for onlap

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onlap on·lap

Spelling: [on-lap, awn-]

IPA: /ˈɒnˌlæp, ˈɔn-/

Onlap is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in onlap (alnop).

Definitions for onlap

noun

1. the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
2. the layer or layers of sedimentary rock formed on a sea floor as a result of this advance.

Origin of onlap

First recorded in 1945-50; on + lap³