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r/writingadvice • … • u/A_Wierd_Mollusc

What do you call the deep gouge in the dirt that is left when something is pushed along the ground?

Basically title. You know when you're watching something, and maybe a plane crash-lands in a field. When it does, it skids across the ground before coming to a stop, carving deep grooves in the dirt. What the heck are those called? I don't want to use ditch or trench, because a ditch can be dug with a purpose, as can a trench, but a trench can also be a natural feature (although typically underwater). Neither of those words really describe what I want, and neither of them really associate the marks as being due to damage.

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