English Explanatory Dictionary

alluvion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.

Word forms

alluvion alluvions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alluviō.

Related words

alluvium accession
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