corrasive

Variant of corrade

transitive verb, intransitive verb corraded, corrading

to erode by the abrasive action of running water, wind, glacial ice, etc. containing sand, pebbles, and other debris

Origin: < L corradere, to scrape together < com-, together + radere, to scrape: see rat

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