Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大陆架 [dàlùjià]

1. 1. noun The part of the coast that extends into the sea at a mild slope, forming a body of a shallow coastal sea. The natural extension of the territory of a state that claims the coast; also 陆架.

   她正在对大陆架上的物种情况进行考察。

   She is examining species on the continental shelf.