subsidence.

The gradual sinking or settling of ground or a structure.

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Words that belong together

• ground subsidence
• mining subsidence

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Ground subsidence had tilted the old gateposts.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.