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ALLUVIUM

\ɐlˈuːvi͡əm], \ɐlˈuːvi‍əm], \ɐ_l_ˈuː_v_iə_m]\

Definitions of ALLUVIUM

2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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clay or slit or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A deposit of earth, sand, and clay made by a river.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The mass of water-borne matter deposited by rivers on lower lands:-pl. ALLUVIA.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Earth deposited by water.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Earth deposited by water.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. Deposits of earth, gravel and other matter by river or flood, on bank or shore.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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