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Sediments or deposits
Answer for the clue "Sediments or deposits ", 7 letters:
alluvia
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alluvium \Al*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. Alluviums , L. Alluvia . [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious .] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down [syn: alluvial sediment , alluvial deposit , alluvion ] [also: alluvia (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of alluvium English)
Usage examples of alluvia.
Europe flowing among their own alluvia have required similar treatment in the interest of navigation and agriculture.
This bank consists of alluvia, or large heaps of organic matter, brought either from the Equator by the Gulf Stream, or from the North Pole by the counter-current of cold water which skirts the American coast.