Definition of "eolian" [e•o•li•an]

• Relating to, caused by, or carried by the wind. (adjective)

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• "They started excavating three fire pits on the south side of the ridge where the soil was a thin, eolian deposit overlying regolith, or crumbled rough rock."
• "Fluvial and eolian erosion and deposition are the main geomorphic processes."
• "Dunes and adjacent uplands with a cover of eolian sand support a succession of plant communities, from bare dune through Sand-verbena - beach bursage series."