alluvion
Law. a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.
overflow; flood.
Now Rare. alluvium.
Origin of alluvion
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How to use alluvion in a sentence
alluvion, al-lū′vi-un, n. land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth.
The whole party crowded to the spot where Uncas pointed out the impression of a moccasin in the moist alluvion.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore CooperFurther down, abrupt cliffs and overhanging precipices are frequently seen at the termination of the river alluvion.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West | J. M. PeckThe cypress begins near the mouth of the Ohio and spreads through the alluvion portions of the Lower Valley.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West | J. M. PeckImmediately on the banks of the Ohio and other large rivers are strips of rich alluvion soil.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West | J. M. Peck
British Dictionary definitions for alluvion
/ (əˈluːvɪən) /
the wash of the sea or of a river
an overflow or flood
matter deposited as sediment; alluvium
law the gradual formation of new land, as by the recession of the sea or deposit of sediment on a riverbed
Origin of alluvion
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