saltation
Example Sentences
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Yet, saltation from winds may be sufficient to move or remove materials not anchored by vegetation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Sand grains can be moved by traction and saltation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Wind-induced saltation abrasion of the rocks in Yellowknife Bay appears to have been the mechanism responsible for erosion and exhumation of the ancient lake bed sampled by Curiosity.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2014
I’m trying, rather, to work out and articulate some of the troubling questions that arise amid all the laughter and saltation and community pride of the Maine Lobster Festival.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2012
That moral saltation is very necessary to political success at Leaplow, and quite probably in many other places.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
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