erosion
erosion n. 腐蚀；侵蚀 在法律中常指土地被风力、水力等侵蚀，而逐渐消失。它与淹没〔submergence〕不同，后者指土地被水淹没消失而形成可通航水域 。(→avulsion；accretion)
EROSION
erosion
erosion. The wearing away of something by action of the elements; esp., the gradual eating away of soil by the operation of currents or tides. Cf. ACCRETION(1); DELICTION; AVULSION(2); ALLUVION.