wind erosion

American  

[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

1. the erosion, transportation, and deposition of topsoil by the wind, especially in dust storms.

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Etymology

Origin of wind erosion

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Prior research suggests that dust particles from newly exposed playa are more susceptible to wind erosion.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Dennehotso, where Begaye lives, lies an hour away from the red-rock formations of Monument Valley, which were shaped by eons of water and wind erosion but resemble artworks chiseled by a sculptor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Being outdoors, the statue is also subject to some wind erosion, though it is partly protected by the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence’s City Hall, at its back.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022

Wheat helps anchor topsoil in the Plains, protecting it from wind erosion.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2022

Mongolia farther east, through the effects of century-long insolation, wind erosion, great and sudden changes of temperature, chemical action and occasional water erosion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various