continental_slope
1. [ noun ] (geography) the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
Synonyms: bathyal_district bathyal_zone
Related terms: ocean_floor
Similar spelling:   continental_shelf
  continental_divide
  continental_plan
  continental_glacier
  continental_army
  continental_quilt
  continental_drift
  continental_congress
  continent-wide