ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase alluvial deposit. (close relations)
Definition of ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT
alluvium
Best Alternative Words for ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT
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clay | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978) • a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired • United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) • water soaked soil; soft wet earth • the dead body of a human being | ||||||||
loam | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials | ||||||||
sand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) • a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral • fortitude and determination verb • rub with sandpaper | ||||||||
sediment | nounn | |||||||
noun • matter that has been deposited by some natural process verb • deposit as a sediment • settle as sediment | ||||||||
silt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake verb • become chocked with silt | ||||||||
soil | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything regarded as making something unclean • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||||
alluvion | nounn | |||||||
noun • gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | ||||||||
alluvium | nounn | |||||||
noun • clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | ||||||||
alluvial sediment | nounn | |||||||
noun • clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down |