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单词 wind erosion
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wind erosion

[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /

noun

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

Origin of wind erosion

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby wind erosion

wind cone, wind-down, winded, winder, Windermere, wind erosion, windfall, windfall tax, windfarm, windflaw, windflower
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Example sentences from the Web for wind erosion

  • The upper part of Ladder Chine shows an interesting example of wind-erosion.

    The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
  • There were monstrous, many-colored cliffs and mesas, every one eaten at in the unmistakable fashion of wind-erosion.

    Sand Doom|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Sastrugi, only six inches high, seen on the 26th, showed the effects of wind-erosion exquisitely.

    The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
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