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alluvial fans

alluvial fans is the plural of alluvial fan.

Meaning of alluvial fan

Noun

alluvial fan (plural alluvial fans)

  1. A cone-shaped heap of alluvium deposited by a river.

Questions about alluvial fans

What is alluvial fans the plural of?
Alluvial fans is the plural of alluvial fan.

Words near alluvial fans in the dictionary

  1. alluvia
  2. alluvial
  3. alluvial deposit
  4. alluvial deposits
  5. alluvial fan
  6. alluvial fans
  7. alluvial mining
  8. alluvial plain
  9. alluvial plains
  10. alluvial terrace
  11. alluvial terraces

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