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
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