alluvion English

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What does alluvion mean?

alluvion

— noun gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

— noun (= inundation) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land plains fertilized by annual inundations

— noun (= alluvial sediment) clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

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What other words have the same or similar meaning as alluvion?

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flood

alluvium

inundation

alluvial deposit

landslide

deluge

avalanche

alluvial sediment

waterspout

torrent

tidal wave

surge

spate

slough

sediment

rash

pile

overflowing

overflow

outpouring

onslaught

mass

invasion

heap

gush

freshet

alluvial soil