Serration

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being serrated. uncountable
  2. 2
    a single notch in a row of notches wordnet
  3. 3
    A set of teeth or notches. countable

    "On reaching the outer reef I was startled at the sight of the gigantic combers roaring along the serrations and knife-edges of coral, but Benny was not in the least alarmed."

  4. 4
    a row of notches wordnet
  5. 5
    One of the teeth in a serrated or serrate edge. countable
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  1. 6
    the condition of being serrated wordnet

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"On reaching the outer reef I was startled at the sight of the gigantic combers roaring along the serrations and knife-edges of coral, but Benny was not in the least alarmed."

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