usteq

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Catastrophic land collapse caused by the melting of permafrost, coastal flooding and erosion. uncountable
    — When the threat of permafrost thaw is high in a location also subject to erosion and flooding, the occurrence of usteq may be high.

词源

Borrowed from Yup'ik uste- (“erode, cave in”). First attested in 2018.
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