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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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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Also called sheet-flood erosion [sheet-fluhd]. /ˈʃitˌflʌd/.

Origin of sheet erosion

First recorded in 1915–20
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