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Alluvion

nounid 11251·updated May 18, 2026
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clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

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Variants

synonym
alluvial sedimentflood
plural
Alluvions
possessive
Alluvion's
pluralpossessive
Alluvions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§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

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