sheet erosion


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

Origin of sheet erosion

1
First recorded in 1915–20
  • Also called sheet-flood erosion [sheet-fluhd]. /ˈʃitˌflʌd/.

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