sub-surface erosion

Groundwater seeping through an unconsolidated material such as some soils may wash out the finer particles, creating voids and eventually subsidence or sinkholes. A leaking drain can cause sub-surface erosion and subsidence near the drain.



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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