soil erosion

Noun
  1. The washing away of soil by the flow of water (synset 113579206)
    is a type of: eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
    subtypes: wash, washout - the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

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