alluvion

Examples

• All

• The river's alluvion transformed the normally arid fields each spring.

• After the alluvion, the banks were covered with nutrient-rich silt.

• Certain legal disputes arose over land created by the gradual alluvion of the river.

• The alluvion from the river changed the landscape dramatically.

• The heavy rains caused an alluvion, which flooded the nearby fields and left behind fertile soil.

• After the river overflowed its banks, the alluvion covered the previous dry land with rich sediment.

• The alluvion from the flood deposited nutrients on the farmland, improving the soil for planting.

Synonyms

F

flood

vsalluvion

286 1.0

A large amount of water that covers land that is usually dry

is focused on natural overflow rather than size or amount

F

floodwater

vsalluvion

40 2.1

Water that covers land after very heavy rain

is the overflowing event itself rather than the water

D

deluge

vsalluvion

11 6.3

A very heavy rain that causes flooding

is about ordinary overflow events rather than extreme storms

I

inundation

vsalluvion

1 7.7

Flooding of land when water covers areas that are normally dry

is about natural overflow events rather than any cause

W

waterflood

vsalluvion

6.3

A sudden large flow of water that floods land

is about overflow generally and not necessarily sudden

Surface Forms

Etymology