subsidence

/ (səbˈsaɪdəns, ˈsʌbsɪdəns) /

noun

the act or process of subsiding or the condition of having subsided
geology the gradual sinking of landforms to a lower level as a result of earth movements, mining operations, etc

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How to use subsidence in a sentence

At every swelling of the wave these flowers increased in splendour, and at every subsidence grew dull again.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
Happily, however, the heavy cloud of sadness has lifted, and we feel the subsidence of waves after a storm.
The Poems of Emma Lazarus | Emma Lazarus
Puffs of energy had raised high buildings over there; over there an eccentric subsidence had left behind it a slum.
The Women of Tomorrow | William Hard
And at the subsidence of the tide, I could not for the life of me recall a single idea to which verbal embodiment had been given.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 | Various
Fearing a subsidence of the cliff, they betook themselves to a small schooner lying in the bay.
Yorkshire Painted And Described | Gordon Home

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