Subsidence
31subsidence — A descending motion of air in the atmosphere over a broad area, as in polar regions …
32subsidence — [səb sʌɪd(ə)ns, sʌbsɪd(ə)ns] noun the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land …
33subsidence — n. 1. Sinking, settling. 2. Decrease, diminution, lessening, abatement, ebb. 3. Descent, sinking …
34subsidence — sub·sidence …
35subsidence — UK [ˈsʌbsɪd(ə)ns] / UK [səbˈsaɪd(ə)ns] / US [səbˈsaɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈsʌbsɪd(ə)ns] noun [uncountable] 1) the process by which a building becomes damaged because the land it is on has sunk 2) the process by which land sinks to a lower level …
36subsidence — [səbˈsaɪd(ə)ns] , [ˈsʌbsɪd(ə)ns] noun [U] the process by which land or buildings sink to a lower level …
37subsidence — The sinking of land, as where support has been removed by mining. Anno: 35 ALR 1137; 36 Am J1st Min & M § 184. A shifting, falling, slipping, seeping, or oozing of the soil from its natural position, caused by the removal of support. Levi v… …
38subsidence — noun 1. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it • Syn: ↑cave in • Derivationally related forms: ↑subside, ↑cave in (for: ↑cave in) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
39New South Wales Mine Subsidence Board — The Mine Subsidence Board of New South Wales is a Government of New South Wales agency responsible for reducing the risk of mine subsidence damage to properties in New South Wales by assessing and controlling the types of buildings and… …
40Groundwater-related subsidence — is the subsidence (or the sinking) of land resulting from groundwater extraction. One estimate has 80% of serious land subsidence problems associated with the excessive extraction of groundwater [http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/fs00165/] , making… …
