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Subsidence
01
affaissement, tassement
the process during which a building or piece of land sinks to a lower level or to the ground
Exemples
Subsidence in the region was linked to the extensive groundwater extraction by local farmers.
L'affaissement dans la région était lié à l'extraction extensive des eaux souterraines par les agriculteurs locaux.
02
the sudden falling in of a surface into a hollow or void beneath it
Exemples
Subsidence of the pavement revealed an underground tunnel.
03
a decrease in intensity, severity, or degree of something
Exemples
Subsidence of the storm allowed for safe travel.
Arbre Lexical
subsidence
subside
