alluvion

英 [ə'luːvjən] 美 [ə'luːvjən]

• n. 沙洲；冲积地

英英释义

Noun:

1. gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

2. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land;

   "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
   

3. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

近反义词

【近义词】

• inundation 淹没
• alluvium 冲积层
• alluvial deposit 冲积层
• flood 淹没
• deluge 大洪水