Dras

See also: dras and Drās

English

Etymology

From South Asian languages

• (Dras Islands): From basaltic rocks found near the hill station, which were identified as indication of a former volcanic island chain that was accreted by plate tectonics.

Proper noun

Dras

1. A town, a hill station in Dras subdivision, Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley on the Dras River

   Synonyms: Drass, (ISO 15919) Drās

2. A subdivision of Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India

   Synonym: Drass

3. A river in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley

   Synonyms: Drass, Dras River, Drass River

4. A valley in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; containing the Dras River

   Synonyms: Drass, Dras Valley, Drass Valley, Dras River Valley, Drass River Valley

5. (geology, historical) Ellipsis of Dras Volcanic Island Arc. A former archipelago in the Neotethys; south of in Eurasia (c. 150 Mya-50Mya). A former island chain that accreted onto the northern edge of the Indian Subcontinent when it crashed into the southern shore of Eurasia (Mega-Laurasia), forming part of the mountains separating the Tibetan Plateau from South Asia

Derived terms

• Dras Volcanic Arc
• Dras volcanic basalts
• Dras Volcanic Island Arc
• Dras volcanics
• Dras Volcanics