downcutting

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noun

An erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.

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Meanings

noundowncutting (countable and uncountable, plural downcuttings)

plural downcuttings

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAn erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.

Origin

From down + cutting.

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APA

downcutting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downcutting

MLA

“downcutting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downcutting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downcutting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downcutting.

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