alluvial
of or relating to alluvium.
alluvial soil.
Australia. gold-bearing alluvial soil.
Origin of alluvial
1Other words from alluvial
- non·al·lu·vi·al, adjective, noun
Words Nearby alluvial
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How to use alluvial in a sentence
Large mining companies use high-tech methods for open-pit and underground mining, whereas alluvial mining is done by hand and may be unregulated.
The ground was fertile, with alluvial, or unconsolidated, soil.
In the valleys the land is a deep alluvial loam, easily worked, producing bountiful crops of the finest leaf tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The Pryor makes the heaviest, richest shipping, and can only be grown to perfection on alluvial or heavily manured lands.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.As the alluvial deposit is laid down, a good deal of vegetable matter was built into it.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
At the same time the alluvial materials, building out to sea, thus diminish the slope of the stream.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerSince then alluvial plains have filled this estuary to even beyond the original mouth.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for alluvial
/ (əˈluːvɪəl) /
of or relating to alluvium
another name for alluvium
Australian and NZ alluvium containing any heavy mineral, esp gold
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