alluvial - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • silt: His soil isn't suitable for carrots and parsnips as the alluvial silt has heavy seams running through it which make them bend.
  • deposit: Near the Clyde, the soil is an alluvial deposit, bearing very superior crops.
  • plain: Much of the country is taken up with a low-lying alluvial plain which covers about 75 % of the country.
  • sediment: Subsequently these karstic features may have trapped the alluvial sediments.
  • clay: These are generally made from the alluvial clays found around the Humber Estuary.
  • soil: The valley floor has a rich, deep alluvial base soil.

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