Meaning & use
erosion
The gradual wearing away of soil, rock, or land by natural forces such as wind, water, or ice.
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Years of coastal erosion have caused the cliff to shrink noticeably.
Farmers planted trees along the hillside to slow erosion during heavy rains.
A note on using this word
Erosion is also used figuratively for the gradual decline of something abstract, such as "the erosion of public trust."
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