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sheet erosion
noun
- Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sheet erosion1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
His shocking discovery: the soil was not just poor; most of it was gone, washed down roaring gullies or spirited away by stealthy "sheet erosion."
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