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rift valley fever
a highly infectious viral disease of humans and animals, transmitted by mosquitoes and other insects, occurring in Africa and characterized in humans by headache, fever, eye discomfort, and muscle aches, progressing in some cases to encephalitis, blindness, or internal bleeding. -
great rift valley
a series of rift valleys running from N to S, from the Jordan Valley in SW Asia to Mozambique in SE Africa. -
rift-sawed
(of lumber) sawed radially so that the broader sides of the boards or timbers are approximately perpendicular to the annual rings. -
awash
If the ground or a floor is awash, it is covered in water, often because of heavy rain or as the result of an accident. -
cleft
A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it. -
dissipation trail
a clear rift left behind an aircraft flying through a thin cloud layer.