Alluvial Deposit (Noun)
Meaning
Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The gold prospectors knew that alluvial deposits of fine particles could often be found near bends in the river.
- Heavy rainfall had washed down the hillside, leaving behind an alluvial deposit of pebbles and rocks.
- Over time, the steady current of the river built up an extensive alluvial deposit of clay and silt on its bed.
- After the storm, a large alluvial deposit of gravel was found near the spot where the brook entered the larger river.
- By carefully digging into the alluvial deposit on the inside bend of the stream, the paleontologists were able to find a trove of well-preserved fossils.