Alluvion
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Framework senses
- §1
- clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
- §2
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- §3
- gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment