English dictionary
avulsion
/@/'v/@/l/S//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.
Source: webster1913