sheet erosion
noun
Geology.
erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
Also called
sheet-flood erosion
[sheet-fluhd] /ˈʃitˌflʌd/.
Origin of sheet erosion
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby sheet erosion
sheesh,
sheet,
sheet anchor,
sheet bend,
sheet down,
sheet erosion,
sheet feeder,
sheet film,
sheet glass,
sheet ice,
sheet lightning