alluvion

Noun

Meaning

Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.

An overflowing; an inundation; a flood.

Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium.

An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

flood inundation deluge alluvium alluvial deposit alluvial sediment ash clay case country flow cascade cinder clod stream
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Antonyms

fun brush fire forest fire crown fire hill fire bushfire
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Hypernyms

deposit sediment geological phenomenon geologic process geological process

Hyponyms

delta placer debacle flash flood flashflood Noah and the Flood

Related terms

alluvium

Phrases with the word

alluvion period

Examples

plains fertilized by annual inundations Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alluvials alluviate alluviation alluvion period alluvious alluvium