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alluvial

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al·lu·vi·al  (-lv-l)
adj.
Of, relating to, or found in alluvium: alluvial soil; alluvial gold.
alluvial [əˈluːvɪəl]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of or relating to alluvium
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another name for alluvium
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Austral and NZ alluvium containing any heavy mineral, esp gold
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.alluvial - of or relating to alluvium
Translations
alluvial [əˈluːvɪəl] ADJ → aluvial
alluvial [əˈluːviəl] adj [soil, plane] → alluvial(e); [deposits, gold] → alluvionnaire
alluvial
adj → angeschwemmt
alluvial [əˈluːvɪəl] adj → alluvionale


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The soil of all the former states has the appearance of an alluvial deposit; and isolated rocks have been found, of a nature and in situations which render it difficult to refute the opinion that they have been transferred to their present beds by floating ice.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
It was studded with islands which, like the alluvial bottoms, were covered with groves of cotton-wood, thickets of willow, tracts of good lowland grass, and abundance of green rushes.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
The shores were in some places high and rocky, with low marshy islands at their feet, subject to inundation, and covered with willows, poplars, and other trees that love an alluvial soil.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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