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erosional
adjective
uk /ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən.əl/ us /ɪˈroʊ.ʒən.əl/
caused or created by erosion(= damage to soil, stone, etc. by waves, rain, or wind):
There is an erosional arch at one end of the beach.
This part of the region has all the classic erosional features of a limestone area.
causing erosion(= damage to soil, stone, etc. by waves, rain, or wind):
erosional actionThis is a landscape which has been shaped by the erosional action of water.
erosional processThey are studying the erosional processes of wind in the desert.
We saw many kinds of erosional landforms.
These islands are the erosional remnants of volcanoes.
The team did not find any erosional surfaces in this section of the cliff.
Valleys are usually formed by the erosional action of rivers over time.
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