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erosion
verbs
cause erosion
• Acid rain has caused serious erosion, and now the entire hillside could slide down.
lead to/result in erosion
• Poor farming practices have led to erosion of the soil.
suffer (from) erosion
• Many areas of farmland have suffered severe erosion.
reduce erosion
• new measures designed to stop flooding and reduce erosion
erosion happens/occurs
• The highest rates of erosion occur where soil is exposed to drought.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + erosion
serious/severe erosion
• Some areas of the coast have suffered severe erosion.
significant erosion
(= quite severe )
• This system of cultivation leads to significant erosion of the subsoil.
soil erosion
• Soil erosion is worse in areas where trees have been cut down.
marine/coastal erosion
(= on land that is close to the sea )
• Coastal erosion is worrying the local residents.
water/wind erosion
(= caused by water or wind )
• Hedgerows and trees help to reduce the effect of wind erosion.
phrases
the rate of erosion
• The maps show that the average rate of coastal erosion is about four metres per year.
adjectives
serious/significant erosion
• The demonstrators were protesting about the serious erosion of individual freedoms.
gradual/steady erosion
• There has been a steady erosion of the court's powers over the last ten years.
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noun ADJ. serious, severe Acid rain has caused severe erosion on the hillside. | rapid | gradual, steady the steady erosion of their civil liberties | coastal, soil | glacial, water, wind VERB + EROSION cause, contribute to, lead to, result in | protect sth from, reduce | suffer (from) The area suffers badly from coastal erosion. EROSION + VERB affect sth the areas worst affected by soil erosion PHRASES the rate of erosion
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