avulsion (n)

n07297376

type n
lex_filenum 11
def an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
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Hypernym change, alteration, modification
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Hyponym change, alteration, modification

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