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Alluvion

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Noun

1. alluvion

gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

2. alluvion, deluge, flood, inundation

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Example Sentences:
'plains fertilized by annual inundations'

3. alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium

clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Alluvion

see synonyms of alluvion
noun
1. 
a. 
the wash of the sea or of a river
b. 
an overflow or flood
c. 
matter deposited as sediment; alluvium
2. law
the gradual formation of new land, as by the recession of the sea or deposit of sediment on a riverbed

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Alluvion

see synonyms of alluvion
noun
1. 
a. 
the washing of water against a shore or bank
b. 
an overflowing; flood
c. 
alluvium
these senses are no longer used in geology
2.  Law
a gradual addition to land along a river, lake, etc., as through the deposit of sedimentary material

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Alluvion

see synonyms of alluvion
n.
1. See alluvium.
2. The flow of water against a shore or bank.
3. Inundation by water; flood.
4. Law The increasing of land area along a shore by deposited alluvium or by the recession of water.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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