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planation

American  
[play-nay-shuhn, pluh-] / pleɪˈneɪ ʃən, plə- /

noun

Geology.
  1. the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.


planation British  
/ pleɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. the erosion of a land surface until it is basically flat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of planation

First recorded in 1875–80; plane 1 + -ation


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Whenever George Washington was back at Mount Vernon, he worshiped at Pohick Church in Lorton, Va., six miles from his family planation.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023

He said the planation Tamils’ inability to own land has forced them to live in “line houses” built during colonial times.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2021

The check for the coconut planation will be deposited, its balance given to Ms. Dionisio’s eldest sister.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2020

Most of Lanai has been privately owned since the mid-1800s and was used first as a cattle ranch and then as a pineapple planation under Castle & Cooke’s Dole Foods.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2012

The planation and striation of a stone need not be confined to its under surface.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood

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