silt
noun
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
had silted
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past perfectof silt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It had silted by 1885 when Kidwell died, and the Supreme Court later claimed the land for the government, APhA historian George Griffenhagen said at a 2002 association meeting.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2017
Ferdinand has his best monument in the city itself, which he founded to take the place of Porto Pisano, that in the course of centuries had silted up.
From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Edward Hutton
As a port Boston was of ancient importance, but in the 18th century the river had silted up so far as to exclude vessels exceeding about 50 tons.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
One or two of the arches on the left bank are filled up, as though the river had silted on that side.
From A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land by William R. (William Richard) Hughes
Damaris laid her hand gently upon his arm, and he looked down into the face shining dead-white in the reflection of the moon which had silted in through a hole in the roof.
From The Hawk of Egypt by Joan Conquest
