Alluvion (Noun)
Meaning 1
Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Hypernyms
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Meaning 3
Gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.