subsidence
[noun]
Synonyms:
- sinking, settling
- decrease, abatement, easing off, lessening, slackening

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sub‧si‧dence /səbˈsaɪdəns, ˈsʌbsədəns/ noun [uncountable and countable]
the process by which an area of land sinks to a lower level than the land surrounding it, or a building begins to sink into the ground:
Is your house insured against subsidence?

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subsidence
noun
ADJ. rapid, slow, steady
VERB + SUBSIDENCE be liable to, suffer from A number of houses had suffered from coal-mining subsidence.
SUBSIDENCE + VERB occur

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