Bible Dictionaries
Erosion

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act or operation of eroding or eating away.

(2):

(n.) The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.

(3):

(n.) The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Erosion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/erosion.html. 1828.