erosionnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/us/ɪˈroʊ.ʒən/erosion noun [ U ] (PHYSICAL DAMAGE)
C1 the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind:
soil/coastal erosion
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Geology - general words
- aquifer
- auriferous
- Cambrian
- cementation
- compaction
- continental crust
- continental drift
- Cretaceous
- crustal
- deposition
- earth science
- fold
- geology
- Pliocene
- Precambrian
- Quaternary
- rocky
- subduction
- subduction zone
- the Anthropocene
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Destroying and demolishing
erosion noun [ U ] (NEGATIVE EFFECT)
C2 the fact of a good quality or situation being gradually lost or destroyed:
The survey reveals a gradual erosion of the president's popularity and support.
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Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- knock sth out
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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