Alluvium Definition

ə-lo͝ovē-əm
alluvia, alluviums
noun
alluviums
Sediment deposited by flowing water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta.
American Heritage
Sand, clay, silt, etc. gradually deposited by moving water, as along a riverbed or the shore of a lake.
Webster's New World
The land created by alluvion.
Webster's New World Law

Soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.

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Noun

Singular:
alluvium
Plural:
alluvia, alluviums

Origin of Alluvium

  • Medieval Latin flood from neuter of Latin alluvius alluvial from alluere to wash against alluvion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Alluvium Sentence Examples

  • The northern half of the province is flat, and even marshy along the coast, and consists of a broad band of alluvium formed by the series of parallel rivers descending from the south.

  • The finer material constituting alluvium, often described as "silt," is sand and mud.

  • The soil of Romney Marsh is a clay alluvium.

  • Reclaimed marsh-land and fresh alluvium (the so-called " front-lands " on rivers and bayous) are choice soil for Indian corn, sugar-cane, perique tobacco, semi-tropical fruits and cotton.

  • Although it may be exceedingly fine-grained, there is usually very little clay in alluvium.

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