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

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

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alluvium

plains fertilized by annual inundations Source: Internet