за́лежь

noun, feminine, inanimate, countable

very rarely used word (top 30,000)noun in -ь

1.
fallow land
2.
(mineral, gas, oil) deposit
Нефтяной залежь залегает на глубинах от 2100 до 2200 м. - The oil deposit lies at depths from 2100 to 2200 m.
3.
unsaleable stock

Examples

Кру́пные за́лежи не́фти бы́ли обнаружены в Се́верной Дакоте.Large oil deposits were found in North Dakota.

за́лежьfallow land; (mineral, gas, oil) deposit; unsaleable stock
nounfeminine
лежа́тьto be lying down (Где?); to be situated; to rest
verbimperfective
улежа́тьremain lying
verbperfective
долежа́тьto lie until
verbperfective
отлежа́тьto cause (a body part) to fall asleep; to lie (for a given amount of time, due to sickness)
verbperfective

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