Associations to the word «Alluvion»

Wiktionary

ALLUVION, noun. (legal) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.

Dictionary definition

ALLUVION, noun. Gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment.
ALLUVION, noun. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations".
ALLUVION, noun. Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.

Wise words

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