Recent Examples on the WebGeographers had already noticed that rivers tend to avulse at the foot of mountains, where slopes change dramatically and sediment settles out, silting up the bed.—Fred Pearce, Science | AAAS, 13 May 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Latin avulsus, past participle of avellere to tear off, from ab- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable
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