FLOOD-RELATED EROSION PRONE AREA

Meaning of FLOOD-RELATED EROSION PRONE AREA in English

A land area adjoining the shore of a lake or other body of water, which due to the composition of the shoreline or bank and high water levels or wind-driven currents, is likely to suffer flood-related erosion damage.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

EROSION — n erosion
Interlingua English vocab
EROSION — Removal of surface material from the Earth's crust and transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies from the point …
Английский словарь Британика
PRONE — I. ˈprōn adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, inclined, tending; akin to Latin pro before, forward — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOOD — I. ˈfləd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English flood, flod, from Old English flōd; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RELATED — adjective Etymology: from past participle of relate (I) 1. : having relationship : connected by reason of an established or …
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EROSION — ə̇ˈrōzhən, ēˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin erosion-, erosio, from erosus (past participle of erodere to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AREA — ˈarēə, ˈer-, ˈaar-, ˈār- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, piece of level ground, threshing floor, from arēre to be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RELATED — (p. p. & a.) Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related.
Английский словарь Webster
RELATED — (p. p. & a.) Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the …
Английский словарь Webster
FLOOD — (v. i.) A great flow or stream of any fluid substance; as, a flood of light; a flood of lava; …
Английский словарь Webster
EROSION — (n.) The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; …
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RELATED — ( p. p. & a. ) Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RELATED — ( p. p. & a. ) Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRONE — prone 1 — pronely , adv. — proneness , n. /prohn/ , adj. 1. having a natural inclination or tendency …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOOD — — floodable , adj. — flooder , n. — floodless , adj. — floodlike , adj. /flud/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EROSION — — erosional , adj. /i roh"zheuhn/ , n. 1. the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOOD — I. ˈfləd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flōd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flōwan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRONE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward — more at for Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RELATED — p.p. & ·adj narrated; told. 2. related ·p.p. & ·adj ·same·as relative, 4. 3. related ·impf & ·p.p. of relate. …
Webster English vocab
PRONE — adj bending forward; inclined; not erect. 2. prone ·adj headlong; running downward or headlong. 3. prone ·adj prostrate; flat; ·esp., …
Webster English vocab
FLOOD — vi menstrual disharge; menses. 2. flood ·vi the flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water …
Webster English vocab
EROSION — noun the act or operation of eroding or eating away. 2. erosion ·noun the state of being eaten away; corrosion; …
Webster English vocab
AREA — noun the inclosed space on which a building stands. 2. area ·noun extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of …
Webster English vocab
RELATED — [related] adj (ca. 1663) 1: connected by reason of an established or discoverable relation 2: connected by common ancestry or …
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PRONE — [prone] adj [ME, fr. L pronus bent forward, tending; akin to L pro forward--more at for] (14c) 1: having a …
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FLOOD — [flood] n [ME, fr. OE flod; akin to OHG fluot flood, OE flowan to flow] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a …
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FLOOD
Britannica English vocabulary
EROSION — removal of surface material from the Earth's crust, primarily soil and rock debris, and the transportation of the eroded materials …
Britannica English vocabulary
RELATED — related BrE AmE ri ˈleɪt ɪd -əd AmE \ -ˈleɪt̬ əd ▷ related|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRONE — prone BrE AmE prəʊn AmE \ proʊn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-PRONE — -prone BrE AmE prəʊn AmE proʊn ▷ — accident-prone ˈæks ɪd ə nt prəʊn ˈ•əd- AmE -proʊn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EROSION — erosion BrE AmE ɪ ˈrəʊʒ ə n ə- AmE \ ɪ ˈroʊʒ ə n ▷ erosion|s z
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RELATED — / rɪˈleɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective related (to sth/sb) 1. connected with sth/sb in some way : Much of the crime …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRONE — / prəʊn; NAmE proʊn/ adjective 1. prone to sth / to do sth likely to suffer from sth or to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOOD — / flʌd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WATER 1. [ C , U ] a large amount of …
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AREA — / ˈeəriə; NAmE ˈeriə/ noun PART OF PLACE 1. [ C ] part of a place, town, etc., or a …
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RELATED — re ‧ lat ‧ ed S2 W3 /rɪˈleɪtəd, rɪˈleɪtɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ relation , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRONE — prone /prəʊn $ proʊn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: pronus ] 1 . likely …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLOOD — I. flood 1 W3 /flʌd/ BrE AmE verb 1 . COVER WITH WATER [intransitive and transitive] to cover a place …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EROSION — e ‧ ro ‧ sion AC /ɪˈrəʊʒ ə n $ ɪˈroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AREA — ar ‧ e ‧ a S1 W1 AC /ˈeəriə $ ˈeriə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRONE — adj. 1 a lying face downwards (cf. SUPINE). b lying flat; prostrate. c having the front part downwards, esp. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1 a an overflowing or influx of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over land; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRONE — adj. 1 a lying face downwards (cf. SUPINE). b lying flat; prostrate. c having the front part downwards, esp. the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLOOD — n. & v. n. 1 a an overflowing or influx of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over land; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EROSION — n. 1 Geol. the wearing away of the earth's surface by the action of water, wind, etc. 2 the act …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRONE — adj.1 a lying face downwards (cf. SUPINE). b lying flat; prostrate. c having the front part downwards, esp. the palm …
Oxford English vocab
FLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1. a an overflowing or influx of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over land; an …
Oxford English vocab
RELATED — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If two or more things are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRONE — 1. To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOOD — ( floods, flooding, flooded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EROSION — 1. Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AREA — ( areas) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An area is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EROSION — 1. Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RELATED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a related incident (= connected to another incident ) ▪ The report describes a number …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRONE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES accident prone be prone to injury (= often get injuries ) ▪ She was rather …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLOOD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ The country is still recovering from last year's devastating …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EROSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE accelerated ▪ It is this which has resulted in accelerated erosion . ▪ We …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AREA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border area/region ▪ The Afghan border area is open and wild. a broad area/field …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RELATED — [adjective] [not gradable]If two things are related, there is a connection between them.We discussed inflation, unemployment and related issues.Experts believe …
Cambridge English vocab
PRONE — (LYING DOWN) [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable] [formal] - lying on the front with the face downThe photograph showed a man …
Cambridge English vocab
EROSION — n. Removal of surface material from the Earth's crust and transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RELATED — Synonyms and related words : affiliate, affiliated, affinal, agnate, akin, allied, associate, associated, avuncular, bound, bracketed, closely related, cognate, collateral, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRONE — Synonyms and related words : accumbent, acquiescent, agreeable, alacritous, amenable, answerable for, apt, apt to, ardent, bent, calculated to, capable …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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