French Meaning of alluvion

alluvion

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Definitions and Meaning of alluvion in English

Wordnet

alluvion (n)

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

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

Webster

alluvion (n.)

Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.

An overflowing; an inundation; a flood.

Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium.

An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.

FAQs About the word alluvion

alluvion

gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment, the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land, clay or

inondation,torrent,Salle de bain,déluge,Marée haute,afflux,Inondation,Niagara,débordement,Rivière

sécheresse,sécheresse,goutte,s'égoutter,dribble

alluviation => alluvionnement, alluvial soil => Sol alluvial, alluvial sediment => sédiment alluvial, alluvial plain => Plaine alluviale, alluvial flat => Plaine alluviale,