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Alluvial Cone

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Noun

1. alluvial cone, alluvial fan

a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out

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Alluvial Cone

see synonyms of alluvial cone
a steep, narrow, cone-shaped alluvial fan formed where a swift stream suddenly slows down, as where an upland stream emerges abruptly into a level plain

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