# usteq

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Catastrophic land collapse caused by the melting of permafrost, coastal flooding and erosion.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/usteq