Alluvial Fan Definition
ə-lo͝ovē-əl
noun
A fan-shaped accumulation of alluvium deposited at the mouth of a ravine or at the juncture of a tributary stream with the main stream.
American Heritage
A gradually sloping mass of alluvium that widens out like a fan from the place where a stream begins to slow down.
Webster's New World
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alluvial fan
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