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Meanings of
alluvium
in anglès
portuguès
aluvião
català
alluvio
espanyol
sedimento aluvial
Back to the meaning
Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.
alluvion
alluvial sediment
alluvial deposit
català
alluvio
Usage of
alluvium
in anglès
1
From Barka to Metemma we find
alluvium
as the general formation.
2
The river has its course through the
alluvium
,
like the Soane.
3
The deep
alluvium
of the plain furnishes no stone whatever for such purposes.
4
They are found in a sandy
alluvium
which is very boggy when wet.
5
The finer material constituting
alluvium
,
often described as ''silt,'' is sand and mud.
6
Although it may be exceedingly fine-grained, there is usually very little clay in
alluvium
.
7
The soil is chiefly volcanic ash, disintegrated basalt and
alluvium
.
8
My feet went out from under me again, and my knees cracked against
alluvium
.
9
The latter seems never to have been seen before in the old
alluvium
of France.
10
The soil was a deep and rich
alluvium
,
and was cultivated with the utmost care.
11
It took us over a minute to drop through layers of dune sand and
alluvium
.
12
The
alluvium
of the fens, on the other hand, has very probably suffered a slight depression.
13
Stacks of printouts drooped on shelves and file cabinets, fanning out like
alluvium
seeking the lowest point.
14
First came mere
alluvium
,
without human remains.
15
They have also been traced far up the valley above Amiens, wherever patches of the old
alluvium
occur.
16
He had, in fact, arrived at the Isthmus of Portland, a diluvian
alluvium
which is called Chess Hill.
Other examples for "alluvium"
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alluvium
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
ancient alluvium
old alluvium
babylonian alluvium
consist of alluvium
crack against alluvium
More collocations
Translations for
alluvium
portuguès
aluvião
català
alluvio
espanyol
sedimento aluvial
aluvión
depósito aluvial
Alluvium
through the time