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alluvion

/uh-loo-vee-uhn/US // əˈlu vi ən //UK // (əˈluːvɪən) //

冲积层,冲积物,冲积平原,冲积木

Related Words

deluge洪水,大洪水,洪灾,洪水泛滥downpour倾盆大雨,瓢泼大雨,大雨滂沱,大雨inundation淹没,淹水,洪水,洪涝cascade小瀑布,瀑布式,瀑布式的,级联cataclysm大灾变,灾变,灾难性事件,大灾难gush涌出,涌泉,涌现,啧啧称奇overflow溢出,溢出效应,溢出来的,溢出的torrent激流,洪流,山洪,山流

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Law. a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.
    • : overflow; flood.
    • : Now Rare. alluvium.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounflood
Synonyms
niagara尼亚加拉,尼加拉,尼加拉河cascade小瀑布,瀑布式,瀑布式的,级联cataclysm大灾变,灾变,灾难性事件,大灾难deluge洪水,大洪水,洪灾,洪水泛滥downpour倾盆大雨,瓢泼大雨,大雨滂沱,大雨gush涌出,涌泉,涌现,啧啧称奇inundation淹没,淹水,洪水,洪涝overflow溢出,溢出效应,溢出来的,溢出的torrent激流,洪流,山洪,山流

Examples

  • Alluvion, al-lū′vi-un, n. land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth.

  • The whole party crowded to the spot where Uncas pointed out the impression of a moccasin in the moist alluvion.

  • Further down, abrupt cliffs and overhanging precipices are frequently seen at the termination of the river alluvion.

  • The cypress begins near the mouth of the Ohio and spreads through the alluvion portions of the Lower Valley.

  • Immediately on the banks of the Ohio and other large rivers are strips of rich alluvion soil.

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