alluvion
noun
- : these senses are no longer used in geology
- the washing of water against a shore or bank
- an overflowing; flood
- alluvium
- Law a gradual addition to land along a river, lake, etc., as through the deposit of sedimentary material
See alluvion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ə-lo͞oˈvē-ən)
noun- See alluvium.
- The flow of water against a shore or bank.
- Inundation by water; flood.
- Law The increasing of land area along a shore by deposited alluvium or by the recession of water.
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