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sheet erosion

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noun

  1. Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.

Etymology

Origin of sheet erosion

First recorded in 1915–20

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His shocking discovery: the soil was not just poor; most of it was gone, washed down roaring gullies or spirited away by stealthy "sheet erosion."

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