usteq

noun

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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry usteq (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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