English dictionary

alluvion

/@/'l/u/v/i//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

noun.phenomenon

Synonyms deluge flood inundation

Source: WordNet 3.0
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

noun.object

Synonyms alluvial deposit alluvial sediment alluvium

Source: WordNet 3.0
Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.

noun

Source: webster1913