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alluvion
has definitions from the field of geology
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[ noun ] (geology) clay or slit or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
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[ noun ] (geology) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Synonyms Examples "plains fertilized by annual inundations" Related terms geological_phenomenon flash_flood debacle deluge flood deluge flood |
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[ noun ] (geology) gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
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