🌊alluvion

noun
/əˈluːviən/

Meaning

The gradual increase of land by the deposit of soil from water; also, a flood or overflow of water.

Example Sentences

The river’s alluvion added new fertile land to the village fields.

Synonyms

sediment, deposit, accumulation, flood, inundation

Antonyms

erosion, drought

Collocations

river alluvion, natural alluvion, fertile alluvion, alluvion effect

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