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Detailed Synonyms for alluvion in English

alluvion:

alluvion [the ~] noun

  1. the alluvion
    the alluvion; the beating of the waves; the wash
  2. the alluvion
    – clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down 1
    the alluvion; the alluvium; the alluvial deposit; the alluvial sediment
    – clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down 1
  3. the alluvion
    – the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land 1
    the flood; the deluge; the inundation; the alluvion
    – the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land 1
    • flood [the ~] noun
      • the unexpected flood caused extensive damage to the houses2
    • deluge [the ~] noun
    • inundation [the ~] noun
      • plains fertilized by annual inundations1
    • alluvion [the ~] noun
  4. the alluvion
    – gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment 1
    the alluvion
    – gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment 1

Alternate Synonyms for "alluvion":


Related Definitions for "alluvion":

  1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down1
  2. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land1
  3. gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment1