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Alluvion

British pronunciation/ɐlˈuːviən/
American pronunciation/ɐlˈuːviən/
Alluvion
[NOUN]
1

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

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2

clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

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3

gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

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