🌊silt

noun
/sɪlt/

Meaning

Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment.

Example Sentences

The river deposited layers of silt along its banks.

Example Expressions

silt up

Synonyms

sediment, deposit, mud, sludge, alluvium

Antonyms

rock, gravel, stone

Collocations

river silt, fine silt, silt deposit, silt accumulation

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