Definicija: Removing lodged deposits of rock fragments and other debris by water flow at high velocity; used to clean water conduits and drilled boreholes.

Definicija: Odstranjevanje naloženih plasti kamninskega drobirja in drugega zdrobljenega materiala s hitro tekočo vodo; uporablja se za čiščenje vodnih kanalov in vrtin.

Definicija: The removal of thin layers of surface material more or less evenly from an extensive area of gently sloping land, by broad continuous sheets of running water rather than by streams flowing in well-defined channels; e.g. erosion that occurs when rain washes away a thin layer of topsoil.

Definicija: Bolj ali manj enakomerno odstranjevanje tankih plasti površinskega materiala s prostranih področij rahlo nagnjene zemlje zaradi vode ali vetra.