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alluvion
Definition: gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
flood
inundation
deluge
alluvion
Definition: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
alluvial sediment
alluvial deposit
alluvium
alluvion
Definition: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Definition: The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.