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Landfill

a low area that has been filled in

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Scablands noun · 85% connection

(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eas…

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Aquifer noun · 85% connection

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Desertification noun · 85% connection

the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the…

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Soil erosion noun · 85% connection

the washing away of soil by the flow of water

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Wash noun · 84% connection

the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their new…

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Washout noun · 84% connection

the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their new…

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Accretion noun · 78% connection

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

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Clast noun · 78% connection

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

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Clastic rock noun · 78% connection

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

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Deflation noun · 78% connection

(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…

Used in the same subject area: Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Eating away noun · 78% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Exceedance noun · 78% connection

(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…

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Fault line noun · 78% connection

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

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Fracture noun · 78% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geologic process noun · 78% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

Used in the same subject area: Geography, Geomorphology and geology.

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Geological fault noun · 78% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geological formation noun · 78% connection

(geology) the geological features of the earth

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Geological process noun · 78% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Addition noun · 78% connection

a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area