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The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.

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  1. n. The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.
  2. n. erosion by friction
  3. The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.
  4. The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water,principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream,but also by the solvent action of the water.
  5. n erosion by friction