Alluvial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or found in alluvium: alluvial soil; alluvial gold.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
  • n. A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
  • adj. Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, pertaining to, or composed of alluvium: as, alluvial deposits; alluvial soil.
  • A term applied to the most recent or postglacial deposits, which follow the diluvial deposits.
  • n. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia and New Zealand, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to alluvium
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