Dictionary Check: avulsion

"avulsion" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

noun

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

noun

a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another

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