wind erosion

[ wind ]

noun

1. the erosion, transportation, and deposition of topsoil by the wind, especially in dust storms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wind erosion¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Sastrugi, only six inches high, seen on the 26th, showed the effects of wind-erosion exquisitely.

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The upper part of Ladder Chine shows an interesting example of wind-erosion.

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Wind erosion also plays a part, but the chief work is due to water.

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There were monstrous, many-colored cliffs and mesas, every one eaten at in the unmistakable fashion of wind-erosion.

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Everywhere are evidences of water and wind erosion, of desiccation and differential weathering.

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