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1. (n.) corrasion
the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity.
Etymology: (1870–75; der. of corrade , on the model of abrade : abrasion , etc.)
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1. (noun) abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition
erosion by friction
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1. (noun) corrasion
the erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water
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