degraded
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Since glacial streams are well loaded with waste due to vigorous ice erosion, the valley in front of the glacier is commonly aggraded to a broad, flat floor.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
In this way each part of the fan is aggraded and its symmetric form is preserved.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
The S.E. corner of Arizona is a region of greatly eroded ranges and gentle aggraded valleys.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
The aggraded channels then came to stand out as ridges.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
Valley trains are deposits of stratified drift with which river valleys have been aggraded.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
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