alluvion

American  

[uh-loo-vee-uhn] / əˈlu vi ən /

noun

1. Law. a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.

2. overflow; flood.

3. Now Rare. alluvium.

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alluvion British  

/ əˈluːvɪən /

noun

1. 1. the wash of the sea or of a river

   2. an overflow or flood

   3. matter deposited as sediment; alluvium

2. law the gradual formation of new land, as by the recession of the sea or deposit of sediment on a riverbed

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Etymology

Origin of alluvion

1530–40; < Latin alluviōn- (stem of alluviō an overflowing), equivalent to al- al- + -luv-, base of -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -iōn- -ion

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Example Sentences

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alluvion

Frugality is an old fashioned virtue that is deeply covered with the alluvion of modern extravagance.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson

But it may be alledged, that those sand banks are increasing still with the alluvion of Germany, instead of being in a decreasing state.

From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by James Hutton

A part of this county lies in the American bottom, and is a rich and level alluvion; but much of the county is high, undulating, and proportionably divided into timber and prairie.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by John Mason Peck

The soil in the river valley is a rich black alluvion.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The eastern shore is not less beautiful: a broad flat plain of rich alluvion, extending from the water's edge, is terminated by a range of wooded hills.

From Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk by Benjamin Drake

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