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subaerial

American  
[suhb-air-ee-uhl, -ey-eer-ee-uhl] / sʌbˈɛər i əl, -eɪˈɪər i əl /

adjective

  1. located or occurring on the surface of the earth.


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Etymology

Origin of subaerial

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + aerial

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Subaerial denudation would not of itself lessen the area of the land, but would tend to fill up with sediment seas of moderate depth adjoining the coast.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

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