avulsion

Noun
  1. An abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another (synset 107311994)
    is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  2. A forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another (synset 100385466)
    is a type of: separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting

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