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sheet erosion
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noun
Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
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Also called sheet-flood erosion [sheet-fluhd]. /ˈʃitˌflʌd/.
Origin of sheet erosion
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby sheet erosion
sheet, sheet anchor, sheet bend, sheetcase, sheet down, sheet erosion, sheet-fed, sheet feeder, sheet film, sheet glass, sheet ice
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