English synonyms about - contact  

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

alluvion

noun

1 alluvion

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

2 alluvion

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

synonyms: deluge, flood, inundation.

Dutch: inundatie, vloed, overstroming
Polish: powódź, wylew

3 alluvion

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

synonyms: alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvium.

Roget 342: land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma.    continent, mainland, peninsula, chersonese [Fr.], delta; tongue of land, neck of land; isthmus, oasis; ... show more

Dutch: alluvium
Polish: aluwium


Find more on alluvion elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.

debug info: 0.0372