alluvium
noun
a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
alluviums
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pluralof alluvium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He pointed out with great clearness the resemblance of the tufaceous matter in the vaults and cellars at Herculaneum and Pompeii to aqueous alluviums, and its distinctness from ejections which had fallen through the air.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
Besides, the last operations of water have a tendency to disturb and confound together all pre-existing alluviums.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
There are great tracts of alluviums lying along the banks of the Derwent, the Ouse, and the Trent, and the Romney Marsh of Kent along the banks of the Thames.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
Herculaneum was situated several miles nearer to the volcano, and has, therefore, been always more exposed to be covered, not only by showers of ashes, but by alluviums and streams of lava.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The whole of them were at first confounded with the superficial alluviums of Europe; and it was long before their real extent and thickness, and the various ages to which they belong, were fully recognised.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
