Definition
corrade
verb
- to wear away or erode by the action of water, wind, or other natural forces
Usage: technical; geology
Examples
- Over centuries, the river will corrade the canyon walls.
- Waves corrade the rocky shoreline with constant motion.
- Wind and sand corrade the desert rocks into smooth shapes.
- The stream corraded a deep channel through the valley.
- Glaciers corrade the landscape as they move slowly downward.